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The Red-tailed Newtonia Newtonia fanovanae in the Ambatovaky Reserve, north-east Madagascar

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2010

Michael I. Evans
Michael I. Evans
Affiliation:
Montrose, Llanddeiniol, Elanrhystud, Dyfed SY23 5AN, U.K.
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The Red-tailed Newtonia Newtonia fanovanae, known from two sites in the eastern rainforests of Madagascar, was found in the Réserve Spéciale d'Ambatovaky in February 1990, when two observations of birds in mixed-species flocks were made in primary lowland forest at 650-700 m. Such habitat may be rare in reserves, recent fieldwork having concentrated on higher-altitude sites. Ambatovaky's faunal richness as a lowland site is emphasised. Some differences in descriptions of the Red-tailed Newtonia exist.

Le Newtonie à queue rouge Newtonia fanovanae, antérieurement connu de deux sites dans les forêts tropicales orientales du Madagascar, fût trouvé dans la Réserve Spéciale d'Ambatovaky en février 1990, où deux individus fûrent observés parmi des bandes plurispécifiques d'oiseaux à I'intérieur d'une excellente forêt de plainé à 650-700 m d'altitude. II se peut qu'un tel habitat soit rarement trouvé à I'intérieur de réserves, car les investigations de terrain fûrent récemment concentrées sur des sites en plus haut altitude. La richesse faunistique du site de plaine d'Ambatovaky est mise en évidence. II existe des différences de descriptions du Newtonie à queue rouge.

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Research Article
Information
Bird Conservation International , Volume 1 , Issue 1 , March 1991 , pp. 47 - 52
Copyright
Copyright © Birdlife International 1991

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