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Picathartes
| Picathartes Temporal range:
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| White-necked rockfowl (P. gymnocephalus), Ghana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Infraorder: | Passerides |
| Family: | Picathartidae Lowe, 1938 |
| Genus: | Picathartes Lesson, 1828 |
| Species | |
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| White-necked (pink) and grey-necked (green) rockfowl distribution | |
| Synonyms | |
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Galgulus Wagler, 1827 (non Brisson, 1760: preoccupied) | |
The picathartes, rockfowl, or bald crows are a small genus of two passerine bird species forming the family Picathartidae found in the rain-forests of tropical west and central Africa. They have unfeathered heads, and feed on insects and invertebrates picked from damp rocky areas. Both species are totally non-migratory, being dependent on a specialised rocky jungle habitat.[1] Both species are listed as vulnerable to extinction on the IUCN Red List.
- ^ del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Christie, D. (2007). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-84-96553-42-2.
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