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Aplonis feadensis

[edit] Identification

20 cm.

• Glossy black plumage
• Yellow eyes
  

Immature: paler scales on underparts eyes are less bright

[edit] Distribution

Australasia: found in Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Solomon Islands

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Subspecies^[1]

There are 2 subspecies

• A. f. feadensis:

• Ontong Java Island (Solomon Islands); Nissan and Nuguria islands (New Guinea)

• A. f. heureka:

• Bismarck Archipelago (Ninigo and Hermit Islands)

[edit] Habitat

Forest edges and gardens.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Diet

The diet includes fruit.

[edit] Breeding

It nests in holes in old and damaged trees and coconut palms.

[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.
2. Avibase
3. BirdLife International

• List of references

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