Urosphena
| Urosphena | |
|---|---|
| |
| Asian stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cettiidae |
| Genus: | Urosphena Swinhoe, 1877 |
| Type species | |
| Tribura squameiceps[1] Swinhoe, 1862 | |
Urosphena is a genus of Old World warblers in the family Cettiidae, formerly classified in the family Sylviidae. The genus was erected by Robert Swinhoe in 1877.
These warblers are generally brown on the upper parts and lighter in color below with a brown, gray, or yellowish wash. They are similar to genus Cettia but have shorter tails.[2]
Species
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
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Asian stubtail | Urosphena squameiceps | Taiwan, southeastern China, Nepal and Philippines |
| Timor stubtail | Urosphena subulata | Timor and northern and eastern adjacent islands. | |
| Bornean stubtail | Urosphena whiteheadi | Borneo. |
References
- ^ "Scotocercidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
- ^ Alström, P. et al. (2011). "Non-monophyly and intricate morphological evolution within the avian family Cettiidae revealed by multilocus analysis of a taxonomically densely sampled dataset". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 11: 352.