Philentomas
Philentoma
Philentoma is an enigmatic genus of birds. They were included in the Muscicapidae (flycatchers) when these were used as a "wastebin taxon" mainly for lack of a better idea, but have recently been recognized as part of a shrike-like group. They are now usually placed in the Tephrodornithidae with the woodshrikes, with some taxonomists alternatively placing them, the woodshrikes, and the helmetshrikes with the vangas.
2 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 2 known species
Rufous-winged Philentoma
speciesPhilentoma pyrhoptera
Maroon-breasted Philentoma
speciesPhilentoma velata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 71735.