Martinet des Philippines

Mearnsia picina

Un martinet de taille moyenne, peu connu, à queue courte, trouvé au-dessus des forêts, généralement à des altitudes plus élevées. Principalement noir avec une gorge et des taches sous-alaires blanches évidentes. La forme des ailes est inhabituelle, avec une « encoche » près du corps et des pointes d'ailes effilées recourbées vers l'arrière. Queue carrée, avec des épines difficiles à voir. Se distingue des autres martinets de son aire de répartition par les marques blanches sous les ailes. Voix inconnue.

Identification

EBird describes the bird as "A little-known medium-sized, short-tailed swift found over forest, usually at higher elevations. Mainly black with obvious white throat and underwing patches. Wing shape is unusual, with a "cut-out" next to the body and pointed wing tips curved backward. Tail square, with spines that are difficult to see. Distinguished from other swifts in its range by the white marks under the wings. Voice unknown."<p>It is differentiated from its southern counterpart by its cream colored throat, cheek and belly versus the bluish-white parts of the Southern silvery kingfisher.

Taxonomie

Nom scientifique
Mearnsia picina
Autorité
(Tweeddale, 1879)
Ordre
Apodiformes
Famille
Apodidés
Genre
Mearnsia

Répartition et habitat

It appears to be reliant upon forested streams below 1,000 m and will tolerate secondary and selectively logged forest and even streamside vegetation within coconut plantations, close to forest edge.<p>IUCN has assessed this bird as near threatened.This species' main threat is habitat loss with wholesale clearance of forest habitats as a result of logging, agricultural conversion and mining activities occurring within the range. The close association with lowland forests suggests that this species may be highly susceptible to habitat loss through commercial logging, conversion for agriculture and plantation forestry, as well as urban developments and mining

Migration
Resident species

Conservation

Tendance de la population
declining

Photos

Distribution

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