New Caledonian thicketbird
New Caledonian thicketbird | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Locustellidae |
Genus: | Cincloramphus |
Species: | C. mariae
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Binomial name | |
Cincloramphus mariae (Verreaux, J, 1869)
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Synonyms | |
Megalurulus mariei |
The New Caledonia thicketbird or New Caledonia grassbird (Cincloramphus mariae), is a bird species. Previously placed in the "Old World warbler" family Sylviidae, it does not seem to be a close relative of the typical warblers; probably it belongs in the grass warbler family Locustellidae. This species is endemic to New Caledonia.
This is a long-tailed, medium-sized "warbler" with a distinctive bold white supercilium. The bird's plumage is unstreaked, with olive-brown uppersides (including the crown and wings) and creamy white undersides.
The New Caledonia grassbird typically inhabits scrubby areas in the lowlands and hills of New Caledonia, particularly
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Megalurulus mariei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.