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Micromacronus
''Micromacronus'' is a bird genus in the family Cisticolidae endemic to the Philippines. Long considered to be monotypic, its members are known as miniature babblers or miniature tit-babblers. As the scientific as well as the common names indicate, their habitus resembles a diminutive version of the tit-babblers (''Macronus''). The genus was only described in 1962, upon the description of the first species, which had been collected by collector Manuel Celestino and Godofredo Alcasid, a zoologist at the Philippine National Museum. The genus was formerly placed in the family Timaliidae but a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2012 found that the genus was more closely related to species in the family Cisticolidae. The genus contains just two species; the Visayan miniature babbler, ''Micromacronus leytensis'', and the Mindanao miniature babbler, ''Micromacronus sordidus''. The two species in the genus have sometimes been treated as a single species. The Visayan miniature ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micromacronus
''Micromacronus'' is a bird genus in the family Cisticolidae endemic to the Philippines. Long considered to be monotypic, its members are known as miniature babblers or miniature tit-babblers. As the scientific as well as the common names indicate, their habitus resembles a diminutive version of the tit-babblers (''Macronus''). The genus was only described in 1962, upon the description of the first species, which had been collected by collector Manuel Celestino and Godofredo Alcasid, a zoologist at the Philippine National Museum. The genus was formerly placed in the family Timaliidae but a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2012 found that the genus was more closely related to species in the family Cisticolidae. The genus contains just two species; the Visayan miniature babbler, ''Micromacronus leytensis'', and the Mindanao miniature babbler, ''Micromacronus sordidus''. The two species in the genus have sometimes been treated as a single species. The Visayan miniature ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visayan Miniature Babbler
The Visayan miniature babbler (''Micromacronus leytensis'') is a bird species in the family Cisticolidae. It was for a long time the only member of the genus ''Micromacronus'', but the Mindanao miniature babbler, formerly included in ''M. leytensis'' as a subspecies, is now usually held to be a distinct species, ''M. sordidus''. ''M. leytensis'' is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Its status is insufficiently known. References ;Notes ;Sources * Collar, N.J. & Robson, C. (2007): Family Timaliidae (Babblers). ''In:'' del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew & Christie, D.A. (eds.): ''Handbook of Birds of the World, Volume 12'' (Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees): 70-291. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Visayan miniature babbler Fauna of the Visayas Visayan miniature babbler Visayan miniature babbler The Visayan miniature babbler (''Micromacronus leytensis'') is a bird spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micromacronus Sordidus
The Mindanao miniature babbler (''Micromacronus sordidus'') is a bird species in the family Cisticolidae. It was formerly included in '' M. leytensis'' as a subspecies, is now usually held to be a distinct species, ''M. sordidus''. ''M. sordidus'' is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Its status is insufficiently known. References * Collar, N.J. & Robson, C. (2007): Family Timaliidae (Babblers). ''In:'' del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew & Christie, D.A. (eds.): ''Handbook of Birds of the World, Volume 12'' (Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees): 70-291. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Mindanao miniature babbler Birds of Mindanao Mindanao miniature babbler The Mindanao miniature babbler (''Micromacronus sordidus'') is a bird species in the family Cisticolidae. It was formerly included in '' M. leytensis'' as a subspecies, is now usually held to be a distinct species, ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mindanao Miniature Babbler
The Mindanao miniature babbler (''Micromacronus sordidus'') is a bird species in the family Cisticolidae. It was formerly included in '' M. leytensis'' as a subspecies, is now usually held to be a distinct species, ''M. sordidus''. ''M. sordidus'' is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Its status is insufficiently known. References * Collar, N.J. & Robson, C. (2007): Family Timaliidae (Babblers). ''In:'' del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew & Christie, D.A. (eds.): ''Handbook of Birds of the World, Volume 12'' (Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees): 70-291. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Mindanao miniature babbler Birds of Mindanao Mindanao miniature babbler The Mindanao miniature babbler (''Micromacronus sordidus'') is a bird species in the family Cisticolidae. It was formerly included in '' M. leytensis'' as a subspecies, is now usually held to be a distinct species, ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micromacronus Leytensis
The Visayan miniature babbler (''Micromacronus leytensis'') is a bird species in the family Cisticolidae. It was for a long time the only member of the genus ''Micromacronus'', but the Mindanao miniature babbler, formerly included in ''M. leytensis'' as a subspecies, is now usually held to be a distinct species, ''M. sordidus''. ''M. leytensis'' is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Its status is insufficiently known. References ;Notes ;Sources * Collar, N.J. & Robson, C. (2007): Family Timaliidae (Babblers). ''In:'' del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew & Christie, D.A. (eds.): ''Handbook of Birds of the World, Volume 12'' (Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees): 70-291. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Visayan miniature babbler Fauna of the Visayas Visayan miniature babbler Visayan miniature babbler The Visayan miniature babbler (''Micromacronus leytensis'') is a bird spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endemic Birds Of The Philippines
This article is one of a series providing information about endemism among birds in the world's various zoogeographic zones. For an overview of this subject see Endemism in Birds. Patterns of endemism Under the most up-to-date taxonomy, there are 237 bird species endemic to the Philippines. Many of these are restricted to specific islands, particularly Luzon, Mindanao, and Palawan."A Guide to the Birds of the Philippines", Robert S. Kennedy et al., Oxford University Press, 2013. The number of endemic species recognized in the Philippines has increased in recent years, mainly due to 'splits' of species and, to a much lesser extent, due to the discovery of previously unknown species. An example of splitting is the division of the erstwhile species Philippine hawk-owl (''Ninox scutulata'') into seven different species, now called by the name of this-or-that Boobook (Luzon Boobook, Mindoro Boobook, etc...see the list below). Another example is the split of the erstwhile tarictric h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cisticolidae
The family Cisticolidae is a group of about 160 warblers, small passerine birds found mainly in warmer southern regions of the Old World. They were formerly included within the Old World warbler family Sylviidae. This family probably originated in Africa, which has the majority of species, but there are representatives of the family across tropical Asia into Australasia, and one species, the zitting cisticola, breeds in Europe. These are generally very small birds of drab brown or grey appearance found in open country such as grassland or scrub. They are often difficult to see and many species are similar in appearance, so the song is often the best identification guide. These are insectivorous birds which nest low in vegetation. Taxonomy The family was introduced (as Cisticolinae) by the Swedish zoologist Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1872. Many taxonomists place the red-winged prinia and the red-fronted prinia in the genus ''Prinia'' rather than in their own monotypic genera. Suppo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Amadon
Dean Arthur Amadon (June 5, 1912 – January 12, 2003) was an American ornithologist and an authority on birds of prey. Amadon was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Arthur and Mary Amadon. He received a BS from Hobart College in 1934 and a Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1947. In 1937 he joined the American Museum of Natural History in New York City and was Chairman of the Department of Ornithology there from 1957 until 1973. In 1942, he married Octavia Gardella and had two daughters: Susan Avis and Emily Yvonne. Amadon was a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, president of the American Ornithologists' Union from 1964 to 1966 and Linnaean Society of New York. He joined The Explorers Club in 1959. His books included ''Eagles, Hawks and Falcons of the World'' (1968) with Leslie H. Brown, and ''Curassows and Related Birds'' (1973) with Jean Delacour. He died on January 12, 2003, in his home at 25 Kenwood Road, Tenafly, New Jersey.Saxon, Wolfgang"Dean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bird Genera
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton. Birds live worldwide and range in size from the bee hummingbird to the ostrich. There are about ten thousand living species, more than half of which are passerine, or "perching" birds. Birds have whose development varies according to species; the only known groups without wings are the extinct moa and elephant birds. Wings, which are modified forelimbs, gave birds the ability to fly, although further evolution has led to the loss of flight in some birds, including ratites, penguins, and diverse endemic island species. The digestive and respiratory systems of birds are also uniquely adapted for flight. Some bird species of aquatic environments, particularly seabirds and some waterbirds, have further evolved for swimming. Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handbook Of The Birds Of The World
The ''Handbook of the Birds of the World'' (HBW) is a multi-volume series produced by the Spanish publishing house Lynx Edicions in partnership with BirdLife International. It is the first handbook to cover every known living species of bird. The series was edited by Josep del Hoyo, Andrew Elliott, Jordi Sargatal and David A. Christie. All 16 volumes have been published. For the first time an animal class will have all the species illustrated and treated in detail in a single work. This has not been done before for any other group in the animal kingdom. Material in each volume is grouped first by family, with an introductory article on each family; this is followed by individual species accounts (taxonomy, subspecies and distribution, descriptive notes, habitat, food and feeding, breeding, movements, status and conservation, bibliography). In addition, all volumes except the first and second contain an essay on a particular ornithological theme. More than 200 renowned speci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mindanao
Mindanao ( ) ( Jawi: مينداناو) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of the same name that also includes its adjacent islands, notably the Sulu Archipelago. According to the 2020 census, Mindanao has a population of 26,252,442 people, while the entire island group has an estimated population of 27,021,036 according to the 2021 census. Mindanao is divided into six administrative regions: the Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, the Caraga region, the Davao region, Soccsksargen, and the autonomous region of Bangsamoro. According to the 2020 census, Davao City is the most populous city on the island, with 1,776,949 people, followed by Zamboanga City (pop. 977,234), Cagayan de Oro (pop. 728,402), General Santos (pop. 697,315), Butuan (pop. 372,910), Iligan (pop. 363,115) and Cotabato City (pop. 325,079). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biliran
Biliran, officially the Province of Biliran ( Waray-Waray: ''Probinsya han Biliran''; ceb, Lalawigan sa Biliran; tl, Lalawigan ng Biliran), is an island province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region (Region VIII). Biliran is one of the country's smallest and newest provinces. Formerly a sub-province of Leyte, it became an independent province in 1992. Biliran lies less than a kilometer north of the island of Leyte. A bridge-causeway fixed link over Poro Island in the gateway town of Biliran connects the province to Leyte. Its capital is the municipality of Naval on the western coast of the island. History Etymology During the early Spanish era, what is now called Biliran was known as ''Isla de Panamao''. The present name, believed to be adopted sometime between the late 17th century and the early 18th century, was, according to many publications, derived from a native grass called ''borobiliran'' which once grew abundantly on the island's plains. A contend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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