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Sphecotheres
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The figbirds are a genus (Sphecotheres) in the family of Old World orioles found in wooded habitats in Australia, New Guinea, and the Lesser Sundas.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyOriolidae
Observations recorded439,993
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 343
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Oriolidae
- Collections
- MSU, AM, SAMA
- Recorded in
- Australia
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- Species
- Description
- Behaviour and ecology
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The figbirds are a genus (Sphecotheres) in the family of Old World orioles found in wooded habitats in Australia, New Guinea, and the Lesser Sundas.
==Taxonomy and systematics== Formerly, the three species have been considered conspecific, but all major authorities now consider them as separate species. The split is primarily based on differences in measurements, plumage, and biogeography.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sphecotheres” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.