Fruithunter

The fruithunter or fruit-hunter (Chlamydochaera jefferyi), also known as the black-breasted fruit-hunter, is an enigmatic species of bird currently placed with the typical thrushes in the familyTurdidae. It is endemic to forests on the south-east Asian island of Borneo.^[2]

It is highly distinct from other thrushes, instead being convergent to Corvoidea such as trillers(Lalage) or true orioles (Oriolus). Thus it is placed in a monotypic genusChlamydochaera.^{[citation needed]}

The fruithunter is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.^[1]

Fruithunter
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Turdidae
Genus:	Chlamydochaera Sharpe, 1887
Species:	C. jefferyi
Binomial name
Chlamydochaera jefferyi Sharpe, 1887

References

1. ^ ^a b BirdLife International (2012). "Chlamydochaera jefferyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
2. ^ Phillipps, Quentin; & Phillipps, Karen (2011). Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Oxford, UK: John Beaufoy Publishing. ISBN 978-1-906780-56-2.

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