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| - | {{stub}} | + | [[Image:Red-facedMalkoha.jpg|thumb|500px|<br />Photo by {{user|Steve+G|Steve G}}<br />Sinharaja, [[Sri Lanka]], July, 2009]] |
| - | ;Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus | + | ;[[:Category:Phaenicophaeus|Phaenicophaeus]] pyrrhocephalus |
| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| | + | A large Malkohe (46cm) with a long graduated tail: |
| | + | * Dark green back |
| | + | * Green edged with white uppertail |
| | + | * White belly and undertail, undertail barred black |
| | + | * Black throat and crown, white lower face |
| | + | * Large red patch around eye |
| | + | * Green bill |
| | + | *Dark iris |
| | + | |
| | + | Sexes similar; the female has a white iris, juveniles duller |
| | ==Distribution== | | ==Distribution== |
| | + | Endemic to [[Sri Lanka]].<br /> |
| | + | Regularly seen at [[Sinharaja]] and other remaining rain forests. |
| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| | + | Found in tall rain forest. Also in scattered riverine habitats in the dry zone. |
| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| - | | + | Feeds on insects (caterpillars, giant stick insects, mantises) and small vertebrates (eg lizards). May occasionally take berries.<br /> |
| | + | Usually seen solitary, in pairs or small flocks. Joins bird waves.<br /> |
| | + | A shy inhabitant of the tree canopy. |
| | + | ====Breeding==== |
| | + | Breeds in the first half of the year (and probably also August to September). The nest is a shallow saucer made of grass, twigs and roots. It's placed in a high bush in a forest area with thick undergrowth. Lays 2 to 3 eggs. |
| | + | ==References== |
| | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}} |
| | + | {{ref}} |
| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| | {{GSearch|Phaenicophaeus+pyrrhocephalus}} | | {{GSearch|Phaenicophaeus+pyrrhocephalus}} |
| | *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=460&Bird_Image_ID=4219&Bird_Family_ID=79 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | | *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=460&Bird_Image_ID=4219&Bird_Family_ID=79 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] |
| - | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | + | http://charlirox-slbirds.blogspot.com/2011/09/watha-rathu-malkoha-red-faced-malkoha.html |
| | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Phaenicophaeus]] |
Revision as of 20:01, 1 March 2012
- Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus
Identification
A large Malkohe (46cm) with a long graduated tail:
- Dark green back
- Green edged with white uppertail
- White belly and undertail, undertail barred black
- Black throat and crown, white lower face
- Large red patch around eye
- Green bill
- Dark iris
Sexes similar; the female has a white iris, juveniles duller
Distribution
Endemic to Sri Lanka.
Regularly seen at Sinharaja and other remaining rain forests.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Found in tall rain forest. Also in scattered riverine habitats in the dry zone.
Behaviour
Feeds on insects (caterpillars, giant stick insects, mantises) and small vertebrates (eg lizards). May occasionally take berries.
Usually seen solitary, in pairs or small flocks. Joins bird waves.
A shy inhabitant of the tree canopy.
Breeding
Breeds in the first half of the year (and probably also August to September). The nest is a shallow saucer made of grass, twigs and roots. It's placed in a high bush in a forest area with thick undergrowth. Lays 2 to 3 eggs.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
External Links
http://charlirox-slbirds.blogspot.com/2011/09/watha-rathu-malkoha-red-faced-malkoha.html
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