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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 irises with a slender, short, and black bill. The lining of the mouth is yellow.
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When to see the Common Newtonia
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Common Newtonia
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Common Newtonia
The common newtonia is a species of bird in the family Vangidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.
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Easily confused with
Dark NewtoniaNewtonia amphichroaThe dark newtonia is a species of bird in the family Vangidae.
Archbold's NewtoniaNewtonia archboldiIt is a small, short-winged, and long-legged bird with a short and slender beak.
Red-tailed NewtoniaNewtonia fanovanaeThe red-tailed newtonia is a species of bird in the family Vangidae.
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