Velvet asity

The velvet asity (Philepitta castanea) is a species of bird in the family Philepittidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.

Velvet asity
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Philepittidae
Genus: Philepitta
Species:
P. castanea
Binomial name
Philepitta castanea
(Müller, 1776)

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Male P. castanea have yellow tips to its feathers when newly molted, but these wear off, leaving the bird all black; at the same time, a green wattle grows above the eye. The female is greenish.[2]

Velvet asities eat berries and other fruit in undergrowth, and they build hanging nests with a little roof over the entrance.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Philepitta castanea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22698763A130195996. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22698763A130195996.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. "asity | bird". Retrieved 2016-08-04.


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