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Oreolais

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Oreolais
Oreolais pulcher
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Oreolais
Nguembock, Fjeldså, Couloux, Cruaud & Pasquet, 2008
Type species
Apalis pulchra[1]
Sharpe, 1891
Species

2, see text

Oreolais is a genus of birds in the family Cisticolidae. It contains species that were previously placed in the genus Apalis.

The genus consists of two species:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Cisticolidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  2. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Grassbirds, Donacobius, Malagasy warblers, cisticolas & allies". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  • Nguembock, B.; Fjeldså, J.; Couloux, A.; Cruaud, C.; Pasquet, E. (2008). "Polyphyly of the genus Apalis and a new generic name for the species pulchra and ruwenzorii". Ibis. 150 (4): 756–765. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00852.x.