Hylocitrea

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Hylocitrea is a little-known, montane songbird genus from Indonesia, notable for its uncertain taxonomic placement and often treated as the sole member of its own family, Hylocitreidae.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Hylocitreidae 1

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird genus
taxon
biogeographicRealm Indomalayan realm NERFINISHED
class Aves NERFINISHED
commonName hylocitrea NERFINISHED
olive-flanked whistler
conservationRelevance restricted-range taxon
containsTaxon Hylocitrea bonensis NERFINISHED
distributionRegion montane areas of Sulawesi
endemicTo Sulawesi NERFINISHED
etymologyNote genus name derived from Greek roots relating to forest-dwelling birds
family Hylocitreidae NERFINISHED
familyStatus monotypic family
habitat montane forest
kingdom Animalia
morphologicalNote distinct from typical whistlers
nativeTo Indonesia NERFINISHED
order Passeriformes
phylogeneticNote placement clarified by molecular studies
phylum Chordata
recognizedBy modern avian taxonomic authorities
songType songbird
taxonomicHistory formerly placed in Pachycephalidae
has been associated with Corvoidea
often treated as sole member of family Hylocitreidae
taxonomicNote has uncertain taxonomic placement
taxonomicStatus little-known genus
taxonRank genus
vocalizationType passerine song

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Bombycilloidea includesFamily Hylocitrea
this entity surface form: Hylocitreidae
Pachycephalidae includesGenus Hylocitrea