Olive-bellied Newtonia

Olive-bellied Newtonia
	Olive-bellied Newtonia ( Newtonia amphichroa )
Systematics
Order :	Passerines (Passeriformes)
Subordination :	Songbirds (passeri)
Family :	Vanga shrike (Vangidae)
Subfamily :	Vanginae
Genre :	Newtonia ( Newtonia )
Type :	Olive-bellied Newtonia
Scientific name
	Newtonia amphichroa
	Reichenow , 1891

The Olivbauchnewtonie or Olivbauch-Newtonie ( Newtonia amphichroa ) is an on Madagascar endemic passerine bird in the family of Vangawürger (Vangidae).

features

This small vanga strangler is about 12 cm tall, 9-18 g in weight and looks more like warblers . The upper side is olive-brown with a monochrome head, dark beak and pale-brown, dark-looking iris. The underside is dark gray-brown, the legs lighter gray. The young bird is rust-brown throughout with a dark iris.

behavior

Olive-bellied Newtonians feed on small insects including spiders, beetles, and ants. They look for food in mixed flocks in the dense undergrowth and stay close to the ground.

The breeding season is between August and October, and fledglings can be seen between November and March.

distribution and habitat

This species is native to the tropical and subtropical rainforest from 800 to 1200 m with dense undergrowth.

Hazardous situation

The stock is not considered to be at risk ( least concern ).

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