Rand's warbler (Randia pseudozosterops) is a species in the family Bernieridae. It is found only in Madagascar, where it is restricted to the island's eastern rainforests. It is grey above and unmarked pale below, with a strong pale supercilium. The bill is strong and slightly decurved, with some individuals possessing a pale orange lower mandible.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Bernieridae |
| Genus: | Randia Delacour & Berlioz, 1931 |
| Species: | R. pseudozosterops
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| Randia pseudozosterops | |
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, where it is fairly common up to 1200 m. It frequently joins mixed-species flocks, where it often feeds along horizontal or angled branches. It also tends to sing for long periods from the canopy.[2] While not considered threatened, its population is inferred to be decreasing due to widespread deforestation across its range.[1]
A 2019 phylogenetic study found Rand's warbler to be the sister species of the Thamnornis.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b BirdLife International (2017). "Randia pseudozosterops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22715078A118746359. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22715078A118746359.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ a b Hawkins, Frank; Safford, Roger; Skerrett, Adrian; Gale, John; Small, Brian E. (2015). Birds of Madagascar and the Indian Ocean islands: Seychelles, Comoros, Mauritius, Reunion and Rodrigues. Helm field guides. London: Christopher Helm. ISBN 978-1-4729-2409-4.
- ^ Younger, Jane L.; Block, Nicholas L.; Raherilalao, Marie J.; Maddox, J. Dylan; Wacker, Kristen S.; Kyriazis, Christopher C.; Goodman, Steven M.; Reddy, Sushma (31 October 2019), Diversification of a cryptic radiation, a closer look at Madagascar's recently recognized bird family, doi:10.1101/825687, retrieved 20 August 2024
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