Newtonia brunneicauda
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The common newtonia (Newtonia brunneicauda) is a species of bird in the family Vangidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
It is a small bird with greyish-brown upper parts, tannish-white underparts, a black bill and golden-yellow eyes. There are two subspecies of the common newtonia: Newtonia brunneicauda brunneicauda, Newton 1863- It is found in forested regions throughout Madagascar. Newtonia brunneicauda inornata is considered to be a synonym.
Newtonia brunneicauda monticola, Salomonsen 1934- It is found in the Ankaratra mountains of central Madagascar. It is a small, short-winged, warbler like bird with relatively long legs. It is 12 cm in length and weighs 7–14.5 g, with a wing length of 54.5 mm. Sexes look similar to each other. It has grayish brown upperparts and is pale warm buff in colour under. The nominate species has a cold grayish brown head and upperparts, with the sides of head and neck being a lighter grayish-brown. Its tail is also grayish brown, with off-white undertail coverts. They also have very pale yellow...
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ankarafantsika National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 2 | Ranomafana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 3 | Mantadia National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 4 | Montagne d'Ambre National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 5 | Berenty Reserve | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 6 | Ankarana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antananarivo | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Newtonia sighting in Montagne d'Ambre National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 30 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Newtonia sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Common Newtonia sightings, Montagne d'Ambre National Park ranks 4th at about 30%. The best odds are in Ankarafantsika National Park (Madagascar, about 80%), Ranomafana National Park (Madagascar, about 60%) and Mantadia National Park (Madagascar, about 50%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Newtonia is recorded against all the birds logged in Montagne d'Ambre National Park (15 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
