Brubru
Nilaus afer
Bushshrikes and Allies (Malaconotidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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| Specie | Confusioni |
|---|---|
| Retz's Helmetshrike Prionops retzii | 4 |
| White-quilled Bustard Afrotis afraoides | 1 |
| Pririt Batis Batis pririt | 1 |
| Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus | 1 |
| Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis | 1 |
Famiglia
The bushshrikes are smallish passerine birds. They were formerly classed with the true shrikes in the family Laniidae, but are now considered sufficiently distinctive to be separated from that group as the family Malaconotidae, a name that alludes to their fluffy back and rump feathers. Like their shrike-like relatives, the helmetshrikes, the bushshrikes have arisen in Africa in relatively recent times.
Ordine
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …