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Photo © by Dave B Smith
New Caledonia, 15 August 2023

Alternative name: New Caledonian Thicketbird

Cincloramphus mariei

Megalurulus mariei

Identification

17-18 cm.
Long tail, male and female identical. Upperparts olive-brown; slightly darker and more rufous on crown, wings, and tail; more olive grey on back. Long white eyebrow from the base of the bill to the nape, brown eye-stripe and ear-coverts. Creamy white underparts with a pale-rufous wash, brown flanks, orange at the sides of breast, brown iris brown, black bill, yellow-horn, inside of mouth and throat black.

Distribution

New Caledonia

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Grassland and open heathlands, lowlands, and hills.

Behaviour

Breeding

They nest on the ground, building an open cup of grass and other leaves in dense vegetation. 1 to 3 greyish-white eggs, which are speckled reddish-brown.

Diet

Diet consists mostly of insects.

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/

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) New Caledonian Grassbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/New_Caledonian_Grassbird

External Links

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+'''Alternative name: New Caledonian Thicketbird'''
+;[[:Category:Cincloramphus|Cincloramphus]] mariei
+''Megalurulus mariei''
 ==Identification==
-Identification:
+-18 cm.  <br />
+Long tail, male and female identical. Upperparts olive-brown; slightly darker and more rufous on crown, wings, and tail; more olive grey on back. Long white eyebrow from the base of the bill to the nape, brown eye-stripe and ear-coverts. Creamy white underparts with a pale-rufous wash, brown flanks, orange at the sides of  breast, brown iris brown, black bill, yellow-horn, inside of mouth and throat black.
-Small (7 inches = c. 17-18 cm) with a long tail, male and female identical, young birds less rufous (Hannecart & Letocart). Upperparts uniform olive-brown; slightly darker and more rufous on crown, wings, and tail; more olive grey on back. A conspicuous long white eyebrow from the base of the bill to the nape, brown eye-stripe and ear-coverts (slightly resembling an unstreaked European Whinchat Saxicola rubetra). Underparts creamy white with a pale-rufous wash, flanks brownish, more or less orange at the sides of the breast, often forming a faint rufous breast band. Iris brown; bill black; feet yellowish horn colour. Inside of mouth and throat black.
 ==Distribution==
-Found on New Caledonia only
+[[New Caledonia]]
 ==Taxonomy==
+This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 ==Habitat==
-Lives in the grassland and open heathlands, lowlands, and hills.
+Grassland and open heathlands, lowlands, and hills.
 ==Behaviour==
-Nests on the ground, where an open cup of grass and other leaves is constructed in dense vegetation (e.g. ferns). The breeding season was supposed to be probably from October to November (Mayr), but Hannecart & Letocart (1983) report November to January. The 1 to 3 eggs are greyish-white, speckled with reddish-brown. On leaving the nest, the young move around on the forest floor like terrestrial birds and they are fed by one of the parents for several months. Adults and young are rarely seen outside the vegetation.  It calls not infrequently, either a sharp tzik or a note like the purr of a kitten.  It reportedly eats insects.
+====Breeding====
+They nest on the ground, building an open cup of grass and other leaves in dense vegetation. 1 to 3 greyish-white eggs, which are speckled reddish-brown.
+====Diet====
+Diet consists mostly of insects.
+==References==
+#{{Ref-Clements6thOct23}}
+{{ref}}
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