Bougainville Thicketbird
Cincloramphus llaneae
A relatively thick-bodied, long-tailed warbler, prone to creeping like a mouse low in vegetation. Dark brown above. Chest and face paler orange-rusty with a dark eye-stripe. Belly darker than chest. Found in dense dark stands of bamboo, ferns, and forest undergrowth above 900 meters of elevation. Voice reported to be a two-noted whistled phrase, followed by a single higher-pitched note.
Identification
The Bougainville thicketbird (Cincloramphus llaneae) is a bird species. It had been placed in the "Old World warbler" family Sylviidae, but it does not seem to be a close relative of the typical warblers; probably it belongs in the grass warbler family Locustellidae. It is endemic to Bougainville Island. Its natural habitat is montane forest with thick understory above 1500m. It used to be considered conspecific with the Santo thicketbird and the New Britain thicketbird.
Taxonomy
Genus: Cincloramphus; Family: Locustellidae; Order: Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Cincloramphus llaneae
- Authority
- (Hadden, 1983)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Locustellidae
- Genus
- Cincloramphus
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Behavior
Migration pattern: Resident species.
Conservation
Population trend: declining.
- Population trend
- declining
Photos
Distribution
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