Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
Dark Newtonia (Newtonia amphichroa) - HBW 11, p. 689
French: Newtonie sombre
German: Olivbauchnewtonie
Spanish: Newtonia Oscura
Taxonomy: Newtonia amphichroa Reichenow, 1891, “interior meridionalis”, Madagascar.
Genus may belong with the vangas in family Vangidae; retained in present family pending further study. Birds from NE Madagascar described as a new species, “Newtonia olivacea”, but this is merely a junior synonym of N. amphichroa. Monotypic.
Distribution: E Madagascar, from Montagne d’Ambre S to Andohahela.
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An adult feeding a very young fledgling.
Locality Mananara Lodge, Anjozorobe Forest Corridor, Madagascar (Monotypic species)
Nick Athanas 25 November 2010 1 year ago 4.8 -
Adult in the hand, unfortunately not showing the dark eye, which is one of the best ways to separate this from Common Newtonia
Locality Sahambavy Forest, Toamasina Province, Madagascar (Monotypic species)
nlb.birder 28 October 2007 2 years ago 2.7
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A bird singing at Perinet area.
Locality Andasibe (Perinet)-Mantadia National Park, Toamasina Province, Madagascar
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 October 1996 1 year ago 3
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