Velvet asity
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Philepitta castanea

The velvet asity (Philepitta castanea ) is a species of bird in the family Philepittidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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Male P. castanea have yellow tips to its feathers when newly molted, but these wear off, leaving the bird all black; at the same time, a green wattle grows above the eye. The female is greenish.

Velvet asities eat berries and other fruit in undergrowth, and they build hanging nests with a little roof over the entrance.

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References

1. Velvet asity Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velvet_asity
2. Velvet asity on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22698763/130195996
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/86545

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