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Appert's Tetraka - BirdForum Opus

Alternative name: Appert's Greenbul

Xanthomixis apperti

Phyllastrephus apperti

Identification

15 cm.
Green back, tail and wings, grey head, white throat, orange flanks and belly, white underparts, pink bill and grey legs.
Sexes similar.

Distribution

Zombitse and Vohibasia forests of south-west Madagascar.

Taxonomy

Monotypic.[1]

Habitat

Forests.

Behaviour

Terrestrial.

Diet

The diet includes insects.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Wikipedia

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