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Madagascar yellowbrow

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Madagascar yellowbrow
Yellow-browed Oxylabes photographed in Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Bernieridae
Genus: Crossleyia
Hartlaub, 1877
Species:
C. xanthophrys
Binomial name
Crossleyia xanthophrys
(Sharpe, 1875)

The Madagascan yellowbrow (Crossleyia xanthophrys), also known as the yellow-browed oxylabes, is a species of Malagasy warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. Found only in Madagascar, it is the sole member of the genus Crossleyia.[2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2021). "Crossleyia xanthophrys". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22716767A196427769. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22716767A196427769.en. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. ^ "ITIS Report: Crossleyia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 May 2010.