Philentoma is an enigmatic genus

Genus

In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of bird

Bird

Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...

s. They were included in the Muscicapidae (flycatchers) when these were used as a "wastebin taxon

Wastebin taxon

Wastebasket taxon is a term used in some taxonomic circles to refer to a taxon that has the sole purpose of classifying organisms that do not fit anywhere else. They are typically defined by their lack of one or more distinct character states or by their not belonging to one or more other taxa...

" mainly for lack of a better idea, but have recently been recognized as part of a "shrike

Shrike

Shrikes are passerine birds of the family Laniidae. The family is composed of thirty-one species in three genera. The family name, and that of the largest genus, Lanius, is derived from the Latin word for "butcher", and some shrikes were also known as "butcher birds" because of their feeding habits...

"-like group. They may be rather close to the diverse vanga

Vanga

The vangas are a group of little-known small to medium-sized passerine birds restricted to Madagascar and the Comoros. They are usually classified as the family Vangidae. There are about 22 species, depending on taxonomy...

s but for the time being are placed in the Prionopidae with the helmetshrikes and woodshrikes.

There are but two species:

• Rufous-winged Philentoma
  Rufous-winged Philentoma
  The Rufous-winged Philentoma is a bird species. Long placed in the flycatcher family when these were used as a "wastebin taxon", they are now tentatively assigned to the Prionopidae pending detailed study....
  
   (Philentoma pyrhoptera)
• Maroon-breasted Philentoma
  Maroon-breasted Philentoma
  The Maroon-breasted Philentoma is a bird species. Long placed in the flycatcher family when these were used as a "wastebin taxon", they are now tentatively assigned to the Prionopidae pending detailed study....
  
  (Philentoma velata)