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Garrulus lidthi

Photographed by: DaninJapan
Location: Amami Nature Reserve, Amami Oshima

[edit] Identification

• Black head and shoulders
• Deep purplish blue back
• Rest of body is rich chestnut purple

[edit] Distribution

Southern Japanese islands of Amami ÅŒshima and Tokunoshima

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic^[1]

[edit] Habitat

Pine forest, sub-tropical woodland and cultivated areas especially around villages.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Diet

Diet includes acorns of the native oak, small reptiles and invertebrates of many types.

[edit] Breeding

The bird nests in large cavities in trees and 3-4 eggs are laid.

[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.

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