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Alternative name: Long-legged Warbler
- Cincloramphus rufus
Megalurulus rufus, Trichocichla rufa
Identification
19cm (17½ in)
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
Sometimes placed in genus Trichocichla
Subspecies
Two subspecies accepted[1]:
- C. r. rufus on Viti Levu (possibly extinct)
- C. r. cluniei on Vanua Levu (probably extinct, last seen 1974)
Habitat
Mountain forest.
Behaviour
It is a ground-feeder.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://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 13 October 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Long-legged_Thicketbird
External Links
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