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Picathartidae

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Gray-necked Rockfowl Picathartes oreas Tropical Birding http://www.tropicalbirding.com

The Handbook of the Birds of the World recognise just two species in this family; they are:

White-necked Rockfowl Picathartes gymnocephalus
Gray-necked Rockfowl Picathartes oreas

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Rockfowl Picathartes

http://www.montereybay.com/creagrus/rockfowl.html

The Rockfowl (or the Picathartes) of Africa are strange, elusive and wonderful birds. There are two species: the Gray-necked Rockfowl (or Red-headed Picathartes) Picathartes oreas in central Africa near the Gulf of Guinea, and the White-necked Rockfowl (or Yellow-headed Picathartes) P. gymnocephalus of west Africa.

Species Links

Grey-necked Rockfowl Picathartes oreas

http://www.picatharte.com

The African rain forest contains a lot of mysteries and among them the picathartes. These birds, which live close to the rocks and nest in caves of the primary rain forest, preserve well the secrecy of their everyday life and the observations seem contradictory...

Number of Species

Number of bird species: 2

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