December 5, 2023 - Long-billed Bernieria, Long-billed Greenbul, Common Tetraka, or Long-billed Tetraka (Bernieria madagascariensis) These malagasy warblers are found in evergreen and deciduous forests in Madagascar. They eat arthropods and small vertebrates, foraging in dense vegetation in flocks, often with other species. Not much is known about their breeding behavior, though one of their nests was a cup built mostly from small twigs in a shrub with a clutch of two eggs.

[266/10,977] Anjouan Brush Warbler - Nesillas longicaudata

(sometimes considered a subspecies of the Malagasy brush warbler)

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Passeri Superfamily: Sylvioidea Family: Acrocephalidae (acrocephalid warblers)

Photo credit: Pete Morris via Macaulay Library

January 14, 2023 - Appert's Tetraka (Xanthomixis apperti) Found only in southwestern Madagascar, these tetrakas live in deciduous and evergreen forest. They feed on arthropods, foraging alone or in small flocks, sometimes with other species, picking insects from leaves, branches, and leaf litter. Little is known about their breeding behavior, but they probably build cup-shaped nests and a subadult was observed in April. They are classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN due to their tiny range and small population which is threatened by habitat loss and degradation.