The palm thrushes are medium-sized insectivorous birds in the genus Cichladusa. They were formerly in the thrush family Turdidae, but are now treated as part of the Old World flycatcher Muscicapidae.
| Palm thrushes | |
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| Spotted palm thrush, (Cichladusa guttata) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Subfamily: | Erithacinae |
| Genus: | Cichladusa W. Peters, 1863 |
| Type species | |
| Cichladusa arquata[1] W. Peters, 1863 | |
| Species | |
See text. | |
These are tropical African species which nest in palm trees or buildings.
The genus includes the following species:[2]
- Collared palm thrush, Cichladusa arquata
- Rufous-tailed palm thrush, Cichladusa ruficauda
- Spotted palm thrush, Cichladusa guttata