Newtonia (bird)
Genus of birds
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Newtonia is a genus of passerine birds containing four species. They were formerly classified in the Old World warbler family Sylviidae or Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae but have recently been shown to belong to the vanga family Vangidae.[2] They are endemic to Madagascar where they occur in forest or scrubland. They forage in pairs for insects, often joining mixed-species feeding flocks.
| Newtonia | |
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| Common newtonia (Newtonia brunneicauda) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Vangidae |
| Genus: | Newtonia Schlegel, 1867 |
| Type species | |
| Erythrosterna brunneicauda[1] A. Newton, 1863 | |
| Species | |
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They are small plump birds, about 12 centimetres in length. They have slender bills and usually have a pale eye. Their plumage is mainly grey or brown, paler on the underparts. They have loud, repeated songs.
Species list
The genus contains four species:[3]
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Dark newtonia | Newtonia amphichroa | Montane and mid-elevation humid forest of northeastern and east-central Madagascar. |
.jpg) | Common newtonia | Newtonia brunneicauda | Forested regions throughout Madagascar. |
.jpg) | Archbold's newtonia | Newtonia archboldi | Southern Madagascar, in two disjunct populations in the southwest and southeast. |
| Red-tailed newtonia | Newtonia fanovanae | Lowland humid evergreen forest of eastern Madagascar, from Marojejy National Park south to the southern limit of humid forest in southeastern Madagascar. |
