Pettirosso di Bagobo

Leonardina woodi

Un uccello terrestre di medie dimensioni, raramente avvistato, delle foreste pedemontane e montane di Mindanao. Marrone-rossiccio superiormente dalla corona alla coda, grigio inferiormente con una gola bianca e rossiccio dal basso ventre alla base della coda. Si notino il robusto becco nero, le zampe lunghe e i piedi grandi. In qualche modo simile alla Silvia codalunga, ma manca del sopracciglio pallido e non tiene la coda eretta. La voce consiste in fischi molto acuti e alcune note aspre e rauche.

Identificazione

EBird describes the bird as "A seldom-seen medium-sized ground. Rufous-brown above from the crown to the tail, gray below with a white throat and rufous from the lower belly to the base of the tail. Note the sturdy black bill, long legs, and large feet. Somewhat similar to long-tailed bush warbler (which is endemic to Luzon) but lacks the pale brow and does not cock its tail. Voice consists of very high-pitched whistles and some harsh rasping notes."<p>Not much else is known about this bird owing to its very secretive nature.<p>Even the taxonomy of this bird is still unclear as it has been moved from different families - once placed in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae, later placed in Pellorneidae, but molecular studies show it belongs to the family Muscicapidae. It is possible that it belongs to a completely new family.

Tassonomia

Nome scientifico
Leonardina woodi
Autorità
(Mearns, 1905)
Ordine
Passeriformi
Famiglia
Muscicapidae
Genere
Leonardina

Areale e habitat

It is found primarily in moist mid-montane and montane forests ranging from 500 - 2,000 m. It is low-lying bird never reaching heights 5 meters above the forest floor.<p>IUCN has assessed this bird as a Least-concern species but there is a great lack of knowledge on any population statistics. The population was previously presumed to be threatened being declared Vulnerable up until 1996. However, recent fieldwork and research by BirdLife International has revealed this species to be more abundant than previous. This bird has a fairly limited range but it is fairly common in its habitat. It is not as threatened as other Philippine endemics as its montane habitat is less prone to deforestation as compared to lowland forests. Despite this, deforestation still occurs in these areas its just not to the extent of lowland forest.

Migrazione
Resident species

Conservazione

Tendenza della popolazione
stable

Foto

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