Megalurulus_grosvenori
New Britain thicketbird
Species of bird
The New Britain thicketbird or Bismarck thicketbird (Cincloramphus grosvenori) is a bird species. It used to be placed in the "Old World warbler" family Sylviidae, but it does not seem to be a close relative of the typical warblers; probably it belongs in the grass warbler family Locustellidae. It is found only in the rarely visited highlands of the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea.
This little-known species was for long classified as a data deficient species by the IUCN, due to the general lack of reliable data on its distribution and numbers.[2] While there have been no records since its discovery in 1959, recent evidence suggests the habitat destruction in the Bismarck Archipelago presents a greater risk than previously believed, leading to the Bismarck thicketbird being listed as a Vulnerable species in the 2008 red list.[1][3]
It used to be considered conspecific with the Santo thicketbird and the Bougainville thicketbird.
