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Biak, Papua, January 2005

Centropus chalybeus

[edit] Identification

44-46cm
Black plumage, upperparts dull purple, long black tail, black-dark brown belly and underparts, yellow iris, black bill, legs and feet.
Juvenile - darker and duller than adult, some birds rufous.

[edit] Distribution

Biak Island, (Geelvink Bay off northern New Guinea) Indonesia.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic^[1]

[edit] Habitat

Moist lowland forests.

[edit] Behaviour

Terrestrial.

[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.
2. Wikipedia

• List of references

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on the ABID