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Macropygia rufipennis

[edit] Identification

41cm.

[edit] Distribution

Asia: found in India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands (endemic)

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic^[1]

Three subspecies are recognised by some authors: M. r. rufipennis, M. r. andamanica and M. r. tiwarii^[1]

[edit] Habitat

Dense broad-leaved primary and secondary evergreen forest.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
2. Avibase
3. BirdLife International

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages