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| − | + | [[Image:Rufous-throated_White-eye_by_Rob_Hutchinson.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|Rob_Hutchinson|Rob Hutchinson}}<br />Buru, South [[Maluku]], [[Indonesia]], August 2006]] | |
| − | [[Image:Rufous-throated_White-eye_by_Rob_Hutchinson.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Rob_Hutchinson|Rob Hutchinson}}<br /> | + | '''Alternative names: Rufous-throated White-eye; Rufous-collared White-eye; Madanga White-eye; Buru Mountain White-eye; Rufous-throated Dark-eye; Madanga Pipit''' |
| − | '''Alternative | + | ;[[Category:Anthus]] [[:Category:Anthus|Anthus]] ruficollis |
| − | ;[[:Category: | + | ''Madanga ruficollis'' |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 13 cm. | + | 13 cm. |
| + | * Greyish-olive head with rudimentary pale eyering consisting of very short scaly feathers | ||
| + | * Yellowish-green upperparts, [[Topography#General Anatomy|remiges]] and [[Topography#Tails|rectrices]] browner with green edges | ||
| + | * Rufous-orange throat and upper chest | ||
| + | * Dark greyish-olive rest of underparts | ||
| + | * Yellowish-brown undertail-[[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] | ||
| + | * Blackish bill | ||
| + | Sexes similar but males bigger than females. Juveniles undescribed. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Endemic to Buru, [[Indonesia]]. | + | Endemic to Buru, [[Indonesia]].<br /> |
| + | An uncommon and local restricted-range species. Endangered and treated by habitat loss. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Relationships were uncertain for a long time but the consensus now is that it is an aberrant member of [[:Category:Motacillidae|Motacillidae]] and is best placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Anthus|Anthus]]''[[#References|[1]]][[#References|[3]]]. | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species[[#References|[1]]]. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Moist montane forests. | + | Moist montane forests at 820 to 1750m, mainly above 1450 m. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Not much known, seems to feed on invertebrates taken from bark and lichen.<br /> | ||
| + | Forages in mixed-species flocks, climbing up and down trunks like a nuthatch. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | No information available. | ||
| + | ====Movements==== | ||
| + | No information available. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct23}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015) | ||
| + | #[http://rsos.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/2/3/140364 A paper] showing that Madanga belongs within genus ''[[:Category:Anthus|Anthus]]'' | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | {{GSearch|"Madanga ruficollis" {{!}} "Madanga" {{!}} "Rufous-throated White-eye" {{!}} "Rufous-collared White-eye" {{!}} "Madanga White-eye" {{!}} "Buru Mountain White-eye" {{!}} "Rufous-throated Dark-eye"}} | ||
| + | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
| + | <br /> | ||
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| − | + | [[Category:Birds]] | |
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Latest revision as of 13:46, 18 December 2023
Alternative names: Rufous-throated White-eye; Rufous-collared White-eye; Madanga White-eye; Buru Mountain White-eye; Rufous-throated Dark-eye; Madanga Pipit
- Anthus ruficollis
Madanga ruficollis
Identification
13 cm.
- Greyish-olive head with rudimentary pale eyering consisting of very short scaly feathers
- Yellowish-green upperparts, remiges and rectrices browner with green edges
- Rufous-orange throat and upper chest
- Dark greyish-olive rest of underparts
- Yellowish-brown undertail-coverts
- Blackish bill
Sexes similar but males bigger than females. Juveniles undescribed.
Distribution
Endemic to Buru, Indonesia.
An uncommon and local restricted-range species. Endangered and treated by habitat loss.
Taxonomy
Relationships were uncertain for a long time but the consensus now is that it is an aberrant member of Motacillidae and is best placed in the genus Anthus[1][3].
Subspecies
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Moist montane forests at 820 to 1750m, mainly above 1450 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Not much known, seems to feed on invertebrates taken from bark and lichen.
Forages in mixed-species flocks, climbing up and down trunks like a nuthatch.
Breeding
No information available.
Movements
No information available.
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/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015)
- A paper showing that Madanga belongs within genus Anthus
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Madanga. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Madanga
External Links
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