Spot-throat | |
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Specimen at Nairobi National Museum | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Modulatricidae |
Genus: |
Modulatrix Ripley, 1952 |
Species: | M. stictigula
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Binomial name | |
Modulatrix stictigula (
Reichenow, 1906)
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Synonyms | |
Turdinus stictigula Reichenow, 1906 |
The spot-throat (Modulatrix stictigula) is a species of bird in the family Modulatricidae. It is the only member of the genus Modulatrix. [1] [2] It is found in Tanzania and northern Malawi. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
This species is monotypic, although it was previously thought to have two subspecies. [3]
Spot-throat | |
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Specimen at Nairobi National Museum | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Modulatricidae |
Genus: |
Modulatrix Ripley, 1952 |
Species: | M. stictigula
|
Binomial name | |
Modulatrix stictigula (
Reichenow, 1906)
| |
Synonyms | |
Turdinus stictigula Reichenow, 1906 |
The spot-throat (Modulatrix stictigula) is a species of bird in the family Modulatricidae. It is the only member of the genus Modulatrix. [1] [2] It is found in Tanzania and northern Malawi. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
This species is monotypic, although it was previously thought to have two subspecies. [3]