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Gracula ptilogenys

Race ceylonensis
Photo by Steve G
Sinharaja, Sri Lanka, July, 2009

[edit] Identification

25cm. Green-glossed black plumage, purple-tinged on the head and neck, large white wing patches, which are obvious in flight. Yellow strong legs, yellow wattles on the nape.

[edit] Distribution

Endemic to Sri Lanka.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Forest and cultivation.

[edit] Behaviour

It builds a nest in a hole. 2 eggs are laid.

The diet includes fruit, nectar and insects

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