Laniellus

Laniellus is a genus of passerine birds in the family Leiothrichidae.

==Taxonomy== These species were both formerly placed in the genus Crocias but under the rules of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature Laniellus Swainson, 1832 has priority over Crocias Temminck, 1836. The type species is the spotted crocias.