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Alternative name: Long-legged Warbler
- Cincloramphus rufus
Megalurulus rufus, Trichocichla rufa
Identification
19cm. Long tail, long legs, plumage is reddish brown, the throat, breast and belly white and the face being marked with a distinctive eye-stripe.
Distribution
Fiji.
Very rare. Thought to be extinct but in 2003 some small populations were discovered on Viti Levu.
Taxonomy
Two subspecies accepted:
- M. r. rufus on Viti Levu
- M. r. cluniei on Vanua Levu (probably extinct, last seen 1974)
Sometimes placed in genus Trichocichla
Habitat
Mountain forest.
Behaviour
It is a ground feeder.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Long-legged Thicketbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Long-legged_Thicketbird