Alternative names: Melanesian Thicketbird; Vanuatu Thicketbird
- Cincloramphus turipavae
Megalurulus whitneyi
Identification
17–19 cm (6¾-7½ in)
- Tawny-buff supercilium
- Longish tail
Distribution
Australasia: found in mountains of Guadalcanal (south-eastern Solomon Islands)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Formerly, this species included Santo Thicketbird.
Habitat
Mostly found in mountainous humid mossy forest.
Behaviour
Diet
They forage in the undergrowth probably for small insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Guadalcanal Thicketbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Guadalcanal_Thicketbird
External Links
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