Rhabdornis_grandis

Grand rhabdornis

Grand rhabdornis

Species of bird

The grand rhabdornis (Rhabdornis grandis), also known as the long-billed rhabdornis or long-billed creeper, is a species of bird currently placed in the starling family, Sturnidae. It is endemic to Luzon Island in the Philippines. It is sometimes treated as a subspecies of the stripe-breasted creeper (R. inornatus).

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Description

A medium-sized, long-billed bird with a white throat and belly, a brown back, rufous wings and tail, a black mask with a thin white eyebrow above, a gray crown, and brown sides broadly streaked white.[2]

Habitat and conservation status

Its natural habitat is tropical mid-elevation and high elevation montane forest.[3] The IUCN lists it as a Least-concern species but despite this the population is still said to be declining due to habitat loss and fragmentation.

References

  1. [1]
    BirdLife International (2016). "Rhabdornis grandis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22716853A94514558. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22716853A94514558.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Long-billed Rhabdornis". Ebird.
  3. [3]
    Allen, Desmond (2020). Birds of the Philippines. Barcelona: Lynx. pp. 310–311.


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