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Flycatcher-thrush

Flycatcher-thrushes
Ant-thrushes

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family†:	Turdidae

Genera
Neocossyphus

† see also: Turdidae

The flycatcher-thrushes and ant-thrushes are medium-sized insectivorous birds in the genus Sheppardia of the thrush family Turdidae.

These are African forest dwelling species:

Rufous Flycatcher-Thrush, Neocossyphus fraseri
Finsch's Flycatcher-Thrush, Neocossyphus finschii
Red-tailed Ant-Thrush, Neocossyphus rufus
White-tailed Ant-Thrush, Neocossyphus poensis

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