Neocossyphus
| Neocossyphus | |
|---|---|
| Neocossyphus rufus illustration from Die Vögel Afrikas | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Subfamily: | Myadestinae |
| Genus: | Neocossyphus Fischer, GA, 1884 |
| Type species | |
| Pseudocossyphus rufus Fischer & Reichenow, 1884 | |
| Species | |
|
N. poensis (Strickland, 1844) | |
The ant thrushes are medium-sized insectivorous birds in the genus Neocossyphus of the thrush family Turdidae. These are African forest dwelling species. The genus Stizorhina is sometimes placed here.