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A new genus and species of passerine from the eastern rain forest of Madagascar
Author(s) -
GOODMAN STEVEN M.,
LANGRAND OLIVIER,
WHITNEY BRET M.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
ibis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.933
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1474-919X
pISSN - 0019-1019
DOI - 10.1111/j.1474-919x.1996.tb04322.x
Subject(s) - passerine , taxon , plumage , geography , ecology , rainforest , genus , biota , biology , zoology
Cryptosylvicola randrianasoloi is described as a new genus and species in the family Sylviidae. This bird is endemic to the rain forests of eastern Madagascar, where it is restricted to elevations between 900 and 2100 m a.s.l. Cryptosylvicola randrianasoloi is distinguished from other Malagasy, African and Asian taxa by plumage colouration, external morphological characters and voice. The discovery of this new taxon in several well‐known areas of Madagascar, and the fact that it has a relatively broad distribution in that country, indicates that much still remains to be learned about the biota of the island.