Biology:Grand rhabdornis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Rhabdornis |
| Species: | R. grandis
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| Rhabdornis grandis Salomonsen, 1953
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The grand rhabdornis (Rhabdornis grandis), also known as the long-billed rhabdornis or long-billed creeper, is a species of bird currently placed in the starling family, Sturnidae. It is endemic to Luzon Island in the Philippines . It is sometimes treated as a subspecies of the stripe-breasted creeper (R. inornatus).
Description
A medium-sized, long-billed bird with a white throat and belly, a brown back, rufous wings and tail, a black mask with a thin white eyebrow above, a gray crown, and brown sides broadly streaked white.[2]
Habitat and conservation status
Its natural habitat is tropical mid-elevation and high elevation montane forest.[3] The IUCN lists it as a Least-concern species but despite this the population is still said to be declining due to habitat loss and fragmentation.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Rhabdornis grandis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22716853A94514558. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22716853A94514558.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22716853/94514558. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ "Long-billed Rhabdornis". https://ebird.org/species/lobrha1.
- ↑ Allen, Desmond (2020). Birds of the Philippines. Barcelona: Lynx. pp. 310–311.
Wikidata ☰ Q839628 entry
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