Fanovananewtonia

Fanovananewtonia
Systematics
Order :	Passerines (Passeriformes)
Subordination :	Songbirds (passeri)
Family :	Vanga shrike (Vangidae)
Subfamily :	Vanginae
Genre :	Newtonia ( Newtonia )
Type :	Fanovananewtonia
Scientific name
	Newtonia fanovanae
	Gyldenstolpe , 1933

The Fanovananewtonie or Fanovana-Newtonie ( Newtonia fanovanae ) is an on Madagascar endemic passerine bird in the family of Vangawürger (Vangidae).

features

This small, slim Vanga strangler is about 12 cm tall and 12 g in weight and is similar to the rust-bellied Newtonia . The head, forehead, ear covers and neck are gray, the back and wings are gray-brown. On the chest there are pale orange spots, the clearly reddish tail is striking, very similar to the female of the red-tailed vangas , but with a slimmer beak.

behavior

Fanovananewtonia feed on insects , which they look for in treetops along twigs and branches, often together with rust-bellied Newtonia and Timalia .

distribution and habitat

This species is found in the tropical and subtropical humid lowland forest below 1000 m, mostly between 300 and 800 m.

Hazardous situation

The stock is considered to be endangered ( Vulnerable ).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Handbook of the Birds of the World
^ ^A ^b F. Hawkins, R. Safford, A. Skerrett: Birds of Mdagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands. Helm Field Guides, 2015, ISBN 978-1-4729-2409-4
↑ Newtonia fanovanae in the IUCN 2016-3 Red List of Threatened Species . Posted by: BirdLife International, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2017.

[HBW-1] Handbook of the Birds of the World

[Hawkins-2] A ^b F. Hawkins, R. Safford, A. Skerrett: Birds of Mdagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands. Helm Field Guides, 2015, ISBN 978-1-4729-2409-4

[3] Newtonia fanovanae in the IUCN 2016-3 Red List of Threatened Species . Posted by: BirdLife International, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2017.