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'''Alternative name: Madagascan Grassbird''' | '''Alternative name: Madagascan Grassbird''' | ||
;[[:Category:Amphilais|Amphilais]] seebohmi | ;[[:Category:Amphilais|Amphilais]] seebohmi | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 17 cm | ||
| + | *Graduated tail | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | [[Africa]]: endemic to E [[Madagascar]]. | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
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Placed by some authorities in genus [[:Category:Dromaeocercus|Dromaeocercus]]. | Placed by some authorities in genus [[:Category:Dromaeocercus|Dromaeocercus]]. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Humid grassy swamps. | + | Humid grassy swamps on montane plateaux, with grassland and heaths. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet onsists almost entirely of small insects. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015) | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Amphilais+seebohmi}} | {{GSearch|Amphilais+seebohmi}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category: | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Amphilais]] [[Category:Missing Images]] |
Revision as of 20:46, 25 February 2015
Alternative name: Madagascan Grassbird
- Amphilais seebohmi
Identification
17 cm
- Graduated tail
Distribution
Africa: endemic to E Madagascar.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Placed by some authorities in genus Dromaeocercus.
Habitat
Humid grassy swamps on montane plateaux, with grassland and heaths.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet onsists almost entirely of small insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015)
