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;[[: Category:Oriolia|Oriolia]] bernieri | ;[[: Category:Oriolia|Oriolia]] bernieri | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | + | 23cm. A medium-sized Vanga with a stout, conical bill. | |
− | + | ====Male==== | |
+ | * Black plumage with green sheen | ||
+ | * Greyish-white eye | ||
+ | * Light-grey bill and legs | ||
+ | ====Female==== | ||
+ | * Dark tan-rufous plumage, brighter on wing | ||
+ | * Almost all feathers with fine black bars | ||
+ | * Uniformly rufous primaries | ||
+ | Juveniles are similar to females. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[Madagascar]]. | + | Endemic to northeast [[Madagascar]].<br /> |
− | + | Scarce and patchily distributed restricted-range species, at risk because of ongoing loss and degradation of habitat. | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | This is a monotypic species. | + | This is a monotypic species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
− | |||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | Moist lowland forests. | + | Moist lowland forests. Occurs from sea-level up to 1000m. |
− | |||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | + | Feeds on invertebrates (spiders, crickets, cockroaches) and small vertebrates (geckos). <br /> | |
+ | Usually seen in pairs or in mixed-species flocks with other vangas.<br /> | ||
+ | Breeding season from September to December. Uncertainities about breeding system, polyandrous behaviour observed. The nest is a cup made of root material, palm fibres, dry leaves and muss. It's placed 11 - 14m above the ground inside a palm-leaf whorl. Lays 3 eggs.<br /> | ||
+ | Probably a sedentary species. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#{{Ref-HBWVol14}} | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Oriolia+bernieri}} | {{GSearch|Oriolia+bernieri}} | ||
+ | {{GS-checked}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Oriolia]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Oriolia]] [[Category:Missing Images]] |
Latest revision as of 10:38, 14 January 2022
- Oriolia bernieri
Identification
23cm. A medium-sized Vanga with a stout, conical bill.
Male
- Black plumage with green sheen
- Greyish-white eye
- Light-grey bill and legs
Female
- Dark tan-rufous plumage, brighter on wing
- Almost all feathers with fine black bars
- Uniformly rufous primaries
Juveniles are similar to females.
Distribution
Endemic to northeast Madagascar.
Scarce and patchily distributed restricted-range species, at risk because of ongoing loss and degradation of habitat.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Moist lowland forests. Occurs from sea-level up to 1000m.
Behaviour
Feeds on invertebrates (spiders, crickets, cockroaches) and small vertebrates (geckos).
Usually seen in pairs or in mixed-species flocks with other vangas.
Breeding season from September to December. Uncertainities about breeding system, polyandrous behaviour observed. The nest is a cup made of root material, palm fibres, dry leaves and muss. It's placed 11 - 14m above the ground inside a palm-leaf whorl. Lays 3 eggs.
Probably a sedentary species.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2009. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 14: Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553507
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bernier's Vanga. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bernier%27s_Vanga
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.