Silktail
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| Lamprolia victoriae Finsch, 1874 |
The Silktail, Lamprolia victoriae is a small black bird with rounded wings, iridescent metallic blue crown and breast, silky white lower back patch and white rounded pattern tail. It is the only member of monotypic genus Lamprolia.
The bird's beautiful appearance, superficially a bird of paradise look-alike, is actually a monarch flycatcher. The Silktail is restricted and endemic to forests of Taveuni and Vanua Levu islands of Fiji. While still common on Taveuni, it is rare on Vanua Levu. The diet consists mainly of insects, worms and arthropods.
Due to ongoing habitat lost, limited range and declining population, the Silktail is evaluated as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2006). Lamprolia victoriae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 06 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is near threatened
