Neocossyphus poensis

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Parvordo: Passerida
Superfamilia: Muscicapoidea
Familia: Turdidae
Genus: Neocossyphus
Species: Neocossyphus poensis
Subspecies: N. p. kakamegoes - N. p. nigridorsalis - N. p. pallidigularis - N. p. poensis - N. p. praepectoralis

Name

Neocossyphus poensis (Strickland, 1844)

Reference

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Pt12 no.136 p.100

Vernacular names
English: White-tailed Ant-thrush

The White-tailed Ant-thrush (Neocossyphus poensis) is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

* BirdLife International 2004. Neocossyphus poensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.