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Wedge-tailed Jery
- Scientific name
- Hartertula flavoviridis
- Family
- Bernieridae
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Habitat
- Shrubland
- Wing shape
- Narrow
- Tail shape
- Wedge shaped
Where it came from
The wedge-tailed jery, scientifically classified as Hartertula flavoviridis, is a species of passerine bird endemic to the island of Madagascar. Historically placed within the family Sylviidae, it was long considered an enigma until molecular phylogenetic studies clarified its position within the family Bernieridae, a group of Malagasy warblers that evolved in isolation following the island's separation from the African continent.
The species was first described in 1912 by Ernst Hartert, a renowned German ornithologist who provided the foundational taxonomy for many Malagasy species. The bird is characterized by its distinctively narrow wings and wedge-shaped tail, physical adaptations suited to its niche in the dense, humid understory of the eastern rainforests, where it moves through thick vegetation in small, active groups.
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