Schlegel's asity
Philepitta schlegeli Schlegel, 1867
The schlegel's asity (Philepitta schlegeli) is a species in the family Philepittidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 27.6 g to 27.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
Quick facts about the schlegel's asity
- Weight
- 27.9 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the schlegel's asity live?
Not recorded
What is the schlegel's asity?
Schlegel's asity (Philepitta schlegeli) is a species of bird in the family Philepittidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is considered vulnerable by habitat loss.
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Is the schlegel's asity endangered?
The schlegel's asity is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.
How is the schlegel's asity classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPhilepittidae
- genusPhilepitta
- SpeciesPhilepitta schlegeli Schlegel, 1867
Other names and names in other languages (34)
- asití de SchlegelCatalan
- pitovec žlutobřichýCzech
- asiti SchlegelWelsh
- Gulnakket AsitiDanish
- SchlegeljalaGerman
- GelbbauchjalaGerman
- nigrakapa filepitoEsperanto
- Filepita de SchlegelSpanish
- kold-asiitiEstonian
- kelta-asittiFinnish
- Philépitte de SchlegelFrench
- maslinastoleđi asitiCroatian
- selyempittaHungarian
- Asite di SchlegelItalian
- Asity di SchlegelItalian
- Filepitta di SchlegelItalian
- キイロマミヤイロチョウJapanese
- Šlėgelio madagaskarinė pitaLithuanian
- AsityMalagasy
- SoisoyMalagasy
- Schlegels AsitieDutch
- gulasitiNorwegian
- brodawnik żółtobrzuchyPolish
- asite-de-dorso-verdePortuguese
- filepita-de-schlegelPortuguese
- Желтобрюхая филепиттаRussian
- jala čiernohlaváSlovak
- Zelenolika asitaSerbian
- grönryggig asitSwedish
- Schlegel FilipetiTurkish
- асіті жовточеревийUkrainian
- Đuôi cụt SchlegelVietnamese
- 施氏裸眉鸫Chinese
- 馬達加斯加裸眉鶇Chinese
Relatives of the schlegel's asity
Other species in the same genus Philepitta.
Velvet asity
Philepitta castanea
Common questions
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How big is the schlegel's asity?
An adult schlegel's asity weighs 27.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the schlegel's asity endangered?
The schlegel's asity is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the schlegel's asity?
The schlegel's asity (Philepitta schlegeli) belongs to the family Philepittidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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