Alagoas Foliage-gleaner

The Alagoas Blattspäher ( Philydor novaesi ) is a rare species of bird in the family of Ovenbirds. It is endemic in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. The Style epithet novaesi refers to the Brazilian zoologists Fernando C. Novaes from the Museu Emilio Goeldi Paraense.

Description

The Alagoas Blattspäher reached a size of 18 centimeters. Forehead and reins are scaled matt ocher and black. The crest is black brown and shows a dark olivbraunes scale pattern. Over-and under - eye stripe are included cinnamon, contrasting with a dull maroon eye-streak. A blackish chestnut -colored dotted stripe extends from the jaw to the ear covers. Neck and upper side are ocher - colored chestnut. Rump and tail are reddish brown. The underside is pale reddish brown with an olive-brown approach on belly and under tail-coverts. His voice is made somewhat sloping rows of UUE UUE UUE whistles. Its alarm call is a thürr.

Occurrence and habitat

The Alagoas Blattspäher is endemic in a 36 -acre wooded area near Murici in Alagoas. It occurs at an altitude of 400 to 550 meters and inhabited selectively grubbed and old secondary forests of the undergrowth layer below the tree crown.

Way of life

The Alagoas Blattspäher lives individually, in pairs or in small groups. It can also be observed in mixed flocks of birds, such as the Pale -throated Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus fuscus ). The food is collected from leaves, bark, crevices and debris and consists of beetles, grasshoppers, ants and larvae that are picked out of the dead wood. Little is known about its breeding biology. An immature bird was collected in January and February, the Mauser was observed.

Status

With a portfolio of 50 to 250 copies of Alagoas Blattspäher is threatened with extinction. Since the discovery of the species in the years 1979 to 1999, the forest at Murici of 70 km ² to 30 km ² has shrunk. The forest is now highly fragmented and large areas have been converted into pasture and sugar cane plantations. Since January 1999, the forest fragments are threatened by adventitious clearing roads and fires from adjacent plantations. 1979, the species was described watching as conspicuous and easily. In subsequent expeditions but it was only rarely observed, and between 1992 and 1998 there were no confirmed sightings. 1998 and 1999 a few specimens were found and observed four individuals in 2000. In April 2003, the species was sighted Private Reserve in Pernambuco outdoor Caneca.