Burupieper

Burupieper
	Burupieper ( Anthus ruficollis )
Systematics
Order :	Passerines (Passeriformes)
Subordination :	Songbirds (passeri)
Superfamily :	Passeroidea
Family :	Stilts and pipiters (Motacillidae)
Genre :	Pipit ( anthus )
Type :	Burupieper
Scientific name
	Anthus ruficollis
	( Rothschild & Hartert , 1923)

The Burupieper ( Anthus ruficollis , Syn .: Madanga ruficollis ) is a little researched bird species from the genus of the pipit ( Anthus ) within the family of stilts and pipiters (Motacillidae). The taxon previously had the common name Orange-throated spectacle bird and was placed in the family of spectacled birds (Zosteropidae). However, a 2015 study suggests the species belongs to the stilt and pipit family. It is endemic to the island of Buru in the southern Moluccas .

features

The Burupieper reaches a size of 13 centimeters. The top of the head, the nape of the neck and the sides of the head are greyish-olive; the forehead and the reins are lighter. The rudimentary light ring under the eyes consists of very short, scaly feathers. The top is yellowish green. The flight feathers and the control feathers are brownish with greenish edges. The throat and upper chest are bright orange-cinnamon in color. The rest of the underside is dark grayish-olive. The under tail-coverts are yellowish-brown. The iris is black. The beak is black with a lighter base of the mandible. The legs are light brown. The sexes look alike; however, the females are significantly smaller. The young birds have not yet been described. Nothing is known about the singing.

Occurrence

The Buru pipit occurs on Gunung Kapalatmada as well as in the Mada mountain range in the west and in the central region of the island of Buru .

habitat

The Burupieper lives in mountain forests at altitudes between 820 and 1,750 meters, but mostly above 1,450 meters. The species is probably restricted to elven forests with stunted trees and heavy epiphyte growth.

Way of life

Little is known about the Burupieper's way of life. The species looks for food in mixed shoals and examines tree bark and lichen for invertebrates. It moves upside down like a nuthatch .

Existence and endangerment

The Burupieper is (due to habitat loss and because of the very small distribution area by the IUCN as "critically endangered" endangered ) classified. The population is estimated at 2,500 to 10,000 individuals. Between the first description in 1923 and its rediscovery in the 1990s, it was known from only four specimens. In 1995 two specimens were discovered in a mixed school on the banks of the Danau Rana in the far west of Buru. In 2006 a couple was observed twice in central Buru.

Etymology and history of research

Walter Rothschild and Ernst Hartert described the taxon under the name Madanga ruficollis . The type specimen collected Pratt Bros at Wa Fehat on Buru . In the same article, they also introduced the new genus Madanga . This name refers to the Madang mountain range . The species name is a Latin combination of "rufus" for "red" and "-collis, collum" for "-necked, neck".

literature

Joseph Del Hoyo, Andrew Elliot, David A. Christie (Eds.): Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 13: Penduline-Tits to Shrikes. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona 2008, ISBN 978-84-96553-45-3 .

Web links

BirdLife International: Species Factsheet - Madanga ruficollis
Madanga ruficollis inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2013.

Individual evidence

↑ P. Alstrom, KA Jonsson, J. Fjeldsa, A. Odeen, PGP Ericson, M. Irestedt: Dramatic niche shifts and morphological change in two insular bird species. In: Royal Society Open Science. 2, 2015, p. 140364, doi : 10.1098 / rsos.140364 .
^ ^A ^b Lionel Walter Rothschild, Ernst Hartert: Lord Rothschild and Dr. Ernst Hartert exhibited and described a new bird from Buru as follows . In: Bulletin of The British Ornithologists' Club . tape 43 , no. 278 , 1923, pp. 117–118 ( online [accessed June 8, 2016]). , P. 118.
^ Lionel Walter Rothschild, Ernst Hartert: Lord Rothschild and Dr. Ernst Hartert exhibited and described a new bird from Buru as follows . In: Bulletin of The British Ornithologists' Club . tape 43 , no. 278 , 1923, pp. 117–118 ( online [accessed June 8, 2016]). , P. 117.
↑ James A. Jobling: Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm, London 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4 . , P. 341

[1] P. Alstrom, KA Jonsson, J. Fjeldsa, A. Odeen, PGP Ericson, M. Irestedt: Dramatic niche shifts and morphological change in two insular bird species. In: Royal Society Open Science. 2, 2015, p. 140364, doi : 10.1098 / rsos.140364 .

[rothschild118-2] A ^b Lionel Walter Rothschild, Ernst Hartert: Lord Rothschild and Dr. Ernst Hartert exhibited and described a new bird from Buru as follows . In: Bulletin of The British Ornithologists' Club . tape 43 , no. 278 , 1923, pp. 117–118 ( online [accessed June 8, 2016]). , P. 118.

[rothschild117-3] Lionel Walter Rothschild, Ernst Hartert: Lord Rothschild and Dr. Ernst Hartert exhibited and described a new bird from Buru as follows . In: Bulletin of The British Ornithologists' Club . tape 43 , no. 278 , 1923, pp. 117–118 ( online [accessed June 8, 2016]). , P. 117.

[jobling341-4] James A. Jobling: Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm, London 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4 . , P. 341