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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Muscicapidae .
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In addition to the floral diversity of the forest, the faunal diversity is high with 8 species of primates and nearly 80 species of birds, including the endemic species the Ambre Mountain Rock Thrush (Monticola erythronotus).
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Other noteworthy bird species include black-rumped flameback (Dinopium benghalense), Eurasian cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), alpine swift (Apus apus), European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus), blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius), and two owl species (Otus scops and O. brucei).
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(_Upopa epops_), crossbill (_Loxia curvirostra_), sheldrake (_Tadorna cornuta_), Guillemot [d] (_Lornvia troile_), Pallas 'sandgrouse (_Syrrhaptes paradoxus_), rock thrush (_Monticola saxatilis_), black redstart
Hertfordshire Herbert Winckworth Tompkins 1901
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Typical miombo species include miombo grey tit (Parus griseiventris), miombo rock-thrush (Monticola angolensis), red-capped crombec (Sylvietta ruficapilla), and Böhm’s flycatcher (Muscicapa boehmi).
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