Long-legged Thicketbird (Cincloramphus rufus)
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Long-legged Thicketbird

Cincloramphus rufus (Reichenow, 1891)

26 gWeight

Most records: Fiji

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Fiji

Long-legged Thicketbird has been recorded at 2 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Colo-i-Suva Rainforest LodgeFiji3 records
  2. Colo-I-Suva Forest ParkFiji2 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Fiji

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

How big is the Long-legged Thicketbird?

The Long-legged Thicketbird weighs around 26 g.

Where does the Long-legged Thicketbird live?

Its breeding range: Pacific Ocean: montane northwestern, north-central Fiji (southwestern Polynesia). It is most often recorded in Fiji.

What does the Long-legged Thicketbird eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Long-legged Thicketbird in?

It belongs to the family Grassbirds & Allies (Locustellidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
26 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Active on the ground
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
Wing
74 mm
Tail
78 mm
Bill
19 mm
Tarsus
30 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Pacific Ocean: montane northwestern, north-central Fiji (southwestern Polynesia)

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Grassbirds & Allies Locustellidae
Genus
Cincloramphus

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Long-legged Thicketbird

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