Sunday, June 24, 2012

>Philepitta schlegeli (Schlegel's Asity)

Schlegel's Asity


Schlegel's Asity
Conservation status

Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Philepittidae
Genus:Philepitta
Species:P. schlegeli
Binomial name
Philepitta schlegeli
Schlegel, 1867
The Schlegel's Asity (Philepitta schlegeli) is a species of bird in the Philepittidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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