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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
*Dark grey back and underparts | *Dark grey back and underparts | ||
| − | *Large red eye ring | + | *Large orangy-red eye ring |
*Chestnut belly | *Chestnut belly | ||
*Dull turquoise wings | *Dull turquoise wings | ||
*Greenish-grey bill | *Greenish-grey bill | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
South-east [[Asia]]: found in southern [[Myanmar]], southern [[Thailand]], [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Sumatra]] and [[Borneo]]. | South-east [[Asia]]: found in southern [[Myanmar]], southern [[Thailand]], [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Sumatra]] and [[Borneo]]. | ||
Revision as of 14:58, 5 March 2015
- Phaenicophaeus sumatranus
Identification
- Dark grey back and underparts
- Large orangy-red eye ring
- Chestnut belly
- Dull turquoise wings
- Greenish-grey bill
Distribution
South-east Asia: found in southern Myanmar, southern Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo.
Taxonomy
This species is often seen as monotypic[1], however, some authorities recognize three subspecies: sumatranus, minor, and rodolphi[2].
Some authorities place it in a different genus as Rhopodytes sumatranus[2].
Habitat
Mangroves, broadleaved evergreen forest and forest edges up to 1,000m.
Behaviour
Breeding
The nest is a platform of twigs, placed in the fork of a tree.
Diet
The diet includes lizards, grasshoppers and caterpillars.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- BESGroup
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chestnut-bellied Malkoha. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-bellied_Malkoha
