Spot-throat (Modulatrix stictigula)

Family
Modulatricidae (Spot-throat And Allies)

Size
19 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Reichenow, 1906)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 1,200 - 2,700 m, occasionally down to 900 m.

Range (Guide)

Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania [United Republic of].

Mountains of eastern and southern Tanzania (southern from Usambaras and Nguru Mts, in north-east) and extreme northern Malawi.

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 LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (260)...)

Spot-throat (Modulatrix stictigula) [XC514465]
by Louis A. Hansen from Dibililo camp, Mafwemiro forest, Mpwapwa, Dodoma Region, Tanzania (call)

Spot-throat (Modulatrix stictigula) [XC514191]
by Louis A. Hansen from Dibililo camp, Mafwemiro forest, Mpwapwa, Dodoma Region, Tanzania (song)

Subspecies
Affinities uncertain. Thought not to be belong in present family; has been considered to belong with the bulbuls (Pycnonotidae) or the thrushes (Turdidae), but recent molecular studies suggest that it is closest to the sugarbirds (Promeropidae). Further research is needed.

Proposed subspecies pressa (from south of range) considered undiagnosable, as characters on which it was based (and others, more recently used) are not apparent in large series of specimens.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

pressa (Bangs & Loveridge, 1931) - Eastern Tanzania (Ukaguru Mts.) to northern Malawi (Masuku Mts.).
stictigula (Reichenow, 1906) - Tanzania, Malawi.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Spot-throat (Modulatrix stictigula) - 9 files

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