Melanocichla
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Timaliidae |
| Genus: | Melanocichla Sharpe, 1883 |
| Type species | |
| Timalia lugubris (black laughingthrush) S. Müller, 1835
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Melanocichla is a genus of birds in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae.
Taxonomy
[edit]The genus Melanocichla was introduced in 1883 by the English ornithologist Richard Bowdler Sharpe to accommodate a single species, the black laughingthrush, which is therefore the type species of the genus.[1][2] The name combines the Ancient Greek melas meaning "black" with kikhlkikhlē meaning "thrush".[3]
Species
[edit]The genus contains the following species:[4]
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Black laughingthrush | Melanocichla lugubris | extreme south Thailand, Malaysia and Sumatra |
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Bare-headed laughingthrush | Melanocichla calva | Borneo |
References
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