White-necked Rockfowl (Picathartes gymnocephalus) ©©Ross@Texas

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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
• Sunday Inspiration – Australasian Robins and Friends

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)

Some of the Family – Photos are Alphabetical down the columns:

White-necked Rockfowl (Picathartes gymnocephalus) ©©MJAndersen

White-necked Rockfowl (Picathartes gymnocephalus) cc Ross@Texas

White-necked Rockfowl (Picathartes gymnocephalus) ©WikiC