Velvet asity
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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 .
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.[1]
Velvet asities eat berries and other fruit in undergrowth, including gastonia duplicata.[2] They build hanging nests with a little roof over the entrance. They tend to be sedentary.[3]
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