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Alternative name: Black-breasted Fruit-hunter

Chlamydochaera jefferyi

Photo by Karim Madoya
Adult male in Tambunan, Sabah, Malaysia

[edit] Identification

21cm (8.5 ins) Male: Black patch on upper breast, lower breast and belly grey; darker grey on back and wings, with black primaries; crown and chin yellow, with broad black eye stripe. Female differences: breast grey and mantle brown. Juvenile: mostly yellow with black breast, primaries and eye stripe

Photo by horukuru
Juvenile in Kinabalu National Park, Borneo

[edit] Distribution

A rare endemic to the mountains of Borneo.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic. Belongs to the Turdidae family.

[edit] Habitat

Montane forest

[edit] Behaviour

Feeds mainly on fruits. Breeding season runs from February until June.

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