Madanga ruficollis The madanga or rufous-throated white-eye (Anthus ruficollis) is a species of bird that was formerly included in the family Zosteropidae but is now thought to be an atypical member of the family Motacillidae, consisting of the pipits and wagtails.

Its close relatives are tree pipits of the genus Anthus, and is endemic to the moist, mountainous, subtropical and tropical forest of the Indonesian island Buru.

Because the species is restricted to a single island and its habitat is threatened by logging and other human activities, it is listed as endangered by the IUCN since 1996.

[2][3] The madanga most likely eats small invertebrates recovered from bark and lichen.

[3] A 2015 DNA analysis indicates the species is more closely related to the pipits than the white-eyes, and some taxonomic authorities now tend to regard it as being a member of the family Motacillidae within the clade containing pipits in the genus Anthus.