Phyllergates cuculatus (Temminck, 1836) is a animal in the Cettiidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Phyllergates cuculatus (Temminck, 1836)

Phyllergates cuculatus (Temminck, 1836)

The mountain tailorbird is a songbird native to parts of South, East, and Southeast Asia, living in moist tropical and subtropical forests.

Family
Genus
Phyllergates
Order
Passeriformes
Class
Aves

About Phyllergates cuculatus (Temminck, 1836)

The mountain tailorbird, with the scientific name Phyllergates cuculatus, is a species of songbird. It was formerly grouped with the "Old World warbler" assemblage, but is now classified in the genus Phyllergates within the family Cettiidae. This species is native to the Purvanchal Range, southern China, and mountainous regions of Southeast Asia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Photo: (c) Tan Kok Hui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Tan Kok Hui · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Cettiidae Phyllergates

More from Cettiidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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