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'''Alternative name: New Caledonian Thicketbird''' | '''Alternative name: New Caledonian Thicketbird''' | ||
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+ | ''Megalurulus mariei'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | + | 17-18 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. | |
− | 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== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[New Caledonia]] | [[New Caledonia]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Grassland and open heathlands, lowlands, and hills. | Grassland and open heathlands, lowlands, and hills. | ||
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Diet includes insects. | Diet includes insects. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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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
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Grassland and open heathlands, lowlands, and hills.
Behaviour
It nests on the ground, building an open cup of grass and other leaves in dense vegetation. 1 to 3 greyish-white, speckled with reddish-brown eggs are laid .
Diet includes insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) New Caledonian Grassbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/New_Caledonian_Grassbird