- Synoicus monorthonyx
Identification
28cm
- Rufous ground color with dark brown barring dominating the upperside and sparser on the underside
- Yellowish-horn coloured bill
- Yellow legs
- Brown iris
Female: whitish underparts, barring is blacker than in the male
Distribution
Snow Mountains and Star Mountains of Irian Papua, New Guinea.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Formerly placed in genus Anurophasis.
Habitat
Alpine grasslands of Snow Mountains between c.3,000 and 4,200 m.
Behaviour
Breeding
The clutch consists of 3 pale brown, dark-spotted eggs. The nest is hollowed out under a tussock of grass.
Diet
The diet includes seeds, flowers, leaves and other vegetation matters.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- McGowan, P. J. K., G. M. Kirwan, and P. F. D. Boesman (2021). Snow Mountain Quail (Synoicus monorthonyx), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.snmqua2.01.1
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Snow Mountain Quail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Snow_Mountain_Quail
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
