| Cinnamon ibon | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passeridae |
| Subfamily: | Hypocryptadiinae Hachisuka, 1930 |
| Genus: | Hypocryptadius Hartert, 1903 |
| Species: | H. cinnamomeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypocryptadius cinnamomeus Hartert, 1903 | |
The cinnamon ibon (Hypocryptadius cinnamomeus) is a species of bird endemic to the mountains of Mindanao in the Philippines.[1] Monotypic within the genus Hypocryptadius, it is classified as a sparrow after being tentatively placed in the white-eye family Zosteropidae.[2] Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests and mossy forests above 1,000 metres (3,300 ft).[1] It has a skull and bill similar to that of the sparrows, and following a study of its mitochondrial and nuclear DNA as well as skeletal evidence, Jon Fjeldså and colleagues placed the species as the most basal member of that family and a distinct subfamily.[2]
References
- ^ a b c BirdLife International (2012). "Hypocryptadius cinnamomeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ a b Fjeldså, J.; Irestedt, M.; Ericson, P. G. P.; Zuccon, D. (2010). "The Cinnamon Ibon Hypocryptadius cinnamomeus is a forest canopy sparrow" (PDF). Ibis. 152 (4): 747–760. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.2010.01053.x.
External links
- Cinnamon Ibon media on the Internet Bird Collection
- Video of a Cinnamon Ibon nesting
- Article on the Cinnamon Ibon by Don Roberson