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CLASS – AVES, Order – PASSERIFORMES, Family – Picathartidae – Rockfowl
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Species (2)
White-necked Rockfowl (Picathartes gymnocephalus)
Grey-necked Rockfowl (Picathartes oreas)
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Articles Mentioning Birds From This Family:
- Article – 10,000 Birds
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Other Websites that have photos of this Family:
- Picathartes (Picathartidae) – IBC
- Picathartes – Wikipedia
- Family : Picathartidae – Le quide ornitho
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. Both species are listed as Vulnerable to extinction on the IUCN Red List. (Wikipedia)
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