Other Scientific Names
Bernieria tenebrosus [BirdLife International (2004)], Phyllastrephus tenebrosus [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Phyllastrephus tenebrosus [Collar and Andrew (1988)], Phyllastrephus tenebrosus [Collar et al. (1994)], Phyllastrephus tenebrosus [BirdLife International (2000)], Xanthomixis tenebrosus
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.
Status VU
Habitat destruction through slash-and-burn cultivation and commercial logging are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Habits
Hops along ground in lowland rainforest, often in rather open areas. Often forages in mixed flocks including Spectacled Tetraka (Xanthomixis zosterops) and Long-billed Tetraka (Bernieria madagascariensis).
Food
Small insects, larvae and small spiders. Taken from lw shrubs and on the ground.
Dusky Tetraka (Xanthomixis tenebrosa) [XC781043]
by id from Marojejy, near Cascade de Humbert, Madagascar (alarm call, call)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Relationships of genus with rest of family uncertain. Thought probable, on basis of similarities in plumage pattern, that present species is most closely related to Spectacled Tetraka (Xanthomixis zosterops).
BirdLife International Species Factsheet