Manus fan tail
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Manus fan tail ( Rhipidura semirubra ) |
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The manus fan tail ( Rhipidura semirubra ) is a species of bird from the family of the fan tails (Rhipiduridae). It occurs on the Admiralty Islands .
features
The manus fan tail reaches a body length of 14.5 cm and a weight of 8 g. The top is light cinnamon red. The area from the reins to the ear covers is dark soot gray. The cheeks are white. The wing feathers of the large and middle wing covers are dark brown. The small wing covers are light cinnamon red. The throat is contrasting white. The upper chest is black. The lower upper breast has increasing whitish scales. The underbust and the belly are whitish. The flanks and the under tail-coverts are cinnamon-yellow-brown. The tail is dark brown with a reddish base and ash-colored tips on the tail feathers. The iris, beak, and legs are dark brown. The sexes look the same. The juvenile birds have not yet been described.
Vocalizations
The sound utterances differ significantly from those of the closely related fox fan tail ( Rhipidura rufifrons ). The singing consists of thin, scratchy notes.
habitat
The fan tail inhabits lowland forests, including degraded secondary forest and overgrown coconut plantations. Generally it can be seen from undergrowth to middle tree level. In some places it sits less than 6 m above the ground, in other places it is in the canopy of leaves.
Way of life
The way of life of the manus fan tail has been little explored. Its diet consists of insects. Nothing is known about its reproductive behavior.
status
The IUCN lists the Manusfächerschwanz in the category "endangered" ( vulnerable ). The Manus fan tail was detected on Manus until 1934. Current records are only available from Rambutyo, San Miguel, Pak, Anobat, Sivisa and Tong, where the species is common. Habitat loss, introduced species, or epidemics are considered factors that could be responsible for the decline in the species.
literature
- Guy Dutson: Birds of Melanesia: Bismarcks, Solomons, Vanuatu and New Caledonia. Christopher Helm, London, 2011. p. 381. ISBN 978-0-7136-6540-6
- Walter E. Boles : Manus Fantail (Rhipidura semirubra). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, DA & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, 2016. (accessed at http://www.hbw.com/node/59165 on December 28, 2016).
Web links
- Rhipidura semirubra inthe IUCN 2016 Red List of Threatened Species . Posted by: BirdLife International, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.