About Newtonia brunneicauda (A.Newton, 1863)
Newtonia brunneicauda is a small, short-winged bird resembling a warbler, with relatively long legs. It measures 12 cm in length, weighs 7–14.5 g, and has an average wing length of 54.5 mm. The sexes are similar in appearance. This bird has grayish brown upperparts and pale warm buff underparts. The nominate subspecies has cold grayish brown head and upperparts, with lighter grayish-brown coloring on the sides of the head and neck. Its tail is also grayish brown, and it has off-white undertail coverts. It has very pale yellow irises, a slender, short, black bill, and yellow mouth lining. Its tarsi are pale pinkish to grayish brown. Juveniles look similar to adults, but have browner upperparts, rufous-brown tips on their greater wing coverts, and a ginger tinge on their tertials. Juveniles also have darker irises than adults. This species is found across Madagascar, ranging from sea level up to 2,300 m in elevation. It occurs in a wide variety of forests and other wooded habitats, but is mostly restricted to native forest.
