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'''Alternative names: Greater Green-billed Malkoha, Large Green-billed Malkoha''' | '''Alternative names: Greater Green-billed Malkoha, Large Green-billed Malkoha''' | ||
− | [[Image: | + | [[Image:DSC 008613.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Nominate subspecies<br />Photo by {{user|Chiranjib18|Chiranjib18}}<br />Teliagaon, Assam, [[India]], May 2017]] |
;[[:Category:Phaenicophaeus|Phaenicophaeus]] tristis | ;[[:Category:Phaenicophaeus|Phaenicophaeus]] tristis | ||
''Rhopodytes tristis'' | ''Rhopodytes tristis'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | 50cm | + | [[Image:Green-billed_Malkohaappendiculata.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|appendiculata191|appendiculata191}}<br />Phu Khiao Wildlife Reserve, [[Thailand]], February 2011]] |
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* Dark grey upperparts with green gloss | * Dark grey upperparts with green gloss | ||
* Oily green wings and tail | * Oily green wings and tail | ||
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* Red bare skin around eye | * Red bare skin around eye | ||
* Pale green bill | * Pale green bill | ||
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Sexes similar. Juveniles have shorter tails. | Sexes similar. Juveniles have shorter tails. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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+ | [[Image:IMG 81961.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''longicaudatus''<br />Photo by {{user|arjacee|arjacee}}<br />[[Khao Yai National Park]], [[Thailand]]]] | ||
There are 6 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | There are 6 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
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− | Breeding season April to August in India, March to September in Burma and January to March in Malaysia. The nest is a small platform made of twigs and green leaves. It's placed in the middle of a small tree. Lays 2 to 4 eggs. Both sexes incubate. | + | Breeding season April to August in India, March to September in [[Burma]] and January to March in [[Malaysia]]. The nest is a small platform made of twigs and green leaves. It's placed in the middle of a small tree. Lays 2 to 4 eggs. Both sexes incubate. |
====Movements==== | ====Movements==== | ||
A resident species. | A resident species. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 19:10, 25 May 2017
Alternative names: Greater Green-billed Malkoha, Large Green-billed Malkoha
- Phaenicophaeus tristis
Rhopodytes tristis
Identification
50cm (19¾ in)
- Dark grey upperparts with green gloss
- Oily green wings and tail
- Very long tail with broad white tips
- Grey to blackish lower belly
- Red bare skin around eye
- Pale green bill
Sexes similar. Juveniles have shorter tails.
Distribution
Found from the Himalayas of northern India east through Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and northeast India to Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, Southern China (Yunnan), Hainan and south to Indochina, Malaysia to Sumatra and on Kangean Island.
Common or very common in most of its range.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 6 subspecies[1]:
- P. t. tristis:
- Northern India to Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam and Bangladesh
- P. t. saliens:
- P. t. hainanus:
- Hainan Island (southern China)
- P. t. longicaudatus:
- P. t. elongatus:
- P. t. kangeangensis :
- Kangean Islands (Java Sea)
Habitat
Evergreen forest, secondary growth.
Occurs from lowlands to hill, locally up to 1800m.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds on insects. Takes also lizards.
Forages in thickets and dense vegetation.
Breeding
Breeding season April to August in India, March to September in Burma and January to March in Malaysia. The nest is a small platform made of twigs and green leaves. It's placed in the middle of a small tree. Lays 2 to 4 eggs. Both sexes incubate.
Movements
A resident species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and J Sargatal, eds. 1997. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 4: Sandgrouse to Cuckoos. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334221
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green-billed Malkoha. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green-billed_Malkoha