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;[[:Category:Heinrichia|Heinrichia]] calligyna | ;[[:Category:Heinrichia|Heinrichia]] calligyna | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 17·5 cm<br /> | ||
| + | *Dark blue | ||
| + | *Black [[Topography#Heads|lores]] | ||
| + | *White base of tail | ||
| + | *Reddish vent | ||
| + | *Red Iris | ||
| + | *Black legs | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Endemic to south-east [[Asia]]: found in [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sulawesi]] | Endemic to south-east [[Asia]]: found in [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sulawesi]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| + | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''H. c. simplex'': | *''H. c. simplex'': | ||
:*Tentolo-Matinan Mountains (north-eastern peninsula of [[Sulawesi]]) | :*Tentolo-Matinan Mountains (north-eastern peninsula of [[Sulawesi]]) | ||
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:*Mekonga Mountains (south-eastern [[Sulawesi]]) | :*Mekonga Mountains (south-eastern [[Sulawesi]]) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Thick undergrowth in montane forests. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | They forage in the leaf litter. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Heinrichia+calligyna}} | {{GSearch|Heinrichia+calligyna}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Heinrichia]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Heinrichia]] | ||
Revision as of 22:12, 29 July 2014
- Heinrichia calligyna
Identification
17·5 cm
- Dark blue
- Black lores
- White base of tail
- Reddish vent
- Red Iris
- Black legs
Distribution
Endemic to south-east Asia: found in Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sulawesi
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- H. c. simplex:
- Tentolo-Matinan Mountains (north-eastern peninsula of Sulawesi)
- H. c. calligyna:
- Mount Latimojong (southern-central Sulawesi)
- H. c. picta:
- Mekonga Mountains (south-eastern Sulawesi)
Habitat
Thick undergrowth in montane forests.
Behaviour
They forage in the leaf litter.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Great Shortwing. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Great_Shortwing
