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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Pellorneidae.

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  • Pellorneum fuscocapillum (_Bl), Hume, Cat. _ no. 399 quint.

    The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Allan Octavian Hume 1870

  • Family Common Name Species Bucconidae Ceylon grey hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis Cuculidae Red-faced malkoha Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus Phasianidae Ceylon junglefowl Gallus lafayetii Phasianidae Ceylon spurfowl Galloperdix bicalcarata Turdidae Spot-winged thrush Zoothera spiloptera Timaliidae Brown-capped babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillum Capitonidae Yellow-fronted barbet Megalaima flavifrons Psittacidae Ceylon hanging-parrot Loriculus beryllinus Psittacidae Layard's parakeet Psittacula calthropae An asterisk signifies that the species 'range is limited to this ecoregion.

    Sri Lanka dry-zone dry evergreen forests 2008

  • Family Common Name Species Phasianidae Manipur bush-quail Perdicula manipurensis Timaliidae Marsh babbler Pellorneum palustre Timaliidae Brown-capped laughingthrush Garrulax austeni Timaliidae Tawny-breasted wren-babbler Spelaeornis longicaudatus Timaliidae Wedge-billed wren-babbler Sphenocichla humei

    Meghalaya subtropical forests 2007

  • Family Common Name Species Phasianidae Manipur bush-quail Perdicula manipurensis Timaliidae Striped laughingthrush Garrulax virgatus Timaliidae Brown-capped laughingthrush Garrulax austeni Timaliidae Marsh babbler Pellorneum palustre Timaliidae Tawny-breasted wren-babbler Spelaeornis longicaudatus Timaliidae Wedge-billed wren-babbler Sphenocichla humei

    Mizoram-Manipur-Kachin rain forests 2007

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