Grey-crowned Tetraka (Xanthomixis cinereiceps)

Other Scientific Names
Phyllastrephus cinereiceps [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Phyllastrephus cinereiceps [Collar and Andrew (1988)], Phyllastrephus cinereiceps [Collar et al. (1994)], Phyllastrephus cinereiceps [BirdLife International (2000)], Xanthomixis cinereiceps

Other Names (World)
Grey-crowned Tetraka, Gray-crowned Tetraka, Grey-crowned Greenbul, Gray-crowned Greenbul

Family
Bernieridae (Tetrakas)

Size
14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sharpe, 1881)

Habitat
Primary montane forests, being especially abundant at higher elevations. From 900 - 2,000 m, but mainly 1,400 m - 1,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Madagascar (B) (NB).

North-western and eastern Madagascar (Manongarivo and Tsaratanana, and from Marojejy south to Andohohela).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradation through slash-and-burn cultivation by subsistence farmers is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Usually in mixed-species flocks.

Food
Small insects.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (15)...)

Grey-crowned Tetraka (Xanthomixis cinereiceps) [XC624066]
by Peter Boesman from Vohiparara Section, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar (call)

Grey-crowned Tetraka (Xanthomixis cinereiceps) [XC763019]
by Ken Behrens from Ranomafana National Park, Fianarantsoa, Madagascar (call)

Nest
Bowl-shaped, composed of moss, lined with dry grass and palm fibres, and situated 1-2 m above the ground on a horizontal fork or small branch.

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Relationships of genus with rest of family uncertain. Recent molecular data indicate that present species is sister of Appert's Tetraka (Xanthomixis apperti).

Similar Species
Differs from Appert's Tetraka (Xanthomixis apperti) by yellow rather than peachy underparts and lack of paler supercilium.

References
See References.

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