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Aplonis cantoroides

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Location: Indonesia.

[edit] Identification

Glossy black plumage and bright red irises. Immature birds are paler, with streaked underparts and brown irises.

[edit] Distribution

New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, Admiralty Islands and Solomon Islands, and Queensland.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic.¹

[edit] Habitat

Forest edges, gardens and cultivated areas with trees, urban areas and coconut groves.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes figs and other soft fruits, and sometimes insects.

They nest in tree-hollows, cliffs and buildings, often in colonies, laying 2-3 pale blue eggs.

[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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[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on the ABID