| Spot-throat | |
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| Specimen at Nairobi National Museum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Modulatricidae |
| Genus: | Modulatrix Ripley, 1952 |
| Species: | M. stictigula
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| Binomial name | |
| Modulatrix stictigula (Reichenow, 1906)
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| Synonyms | |
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Turdinus stictigula Reichenow, 1906 | |
The spot-throat (Modulatrix stictigula) is a species of bird in the family Modulatricidae. It is the only member of the genus Modulatrix.[1][2] It is found in Tanzania and northern Malawi. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
This species is monotypic, although it was previously thought to have two subspecies.[3]