Rufous-winged Philentoma

Photo by tony.saw
Taman Negara, Malaysia, February 2016

Philentoma pyrhoptera

Philentoma pyrhopterum

Identification

16–17 cm (6¼-6¾ in)
Male

• Blue head, upperparts and back

Distribution

Female
Photo by billybroad
Ulu Langat, Selangor, Malaysia, June 2016

Southeast Asia: found in Indochina, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Brunei, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java and Bali

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• P. p. pyrhoptera:

Southern Myanmar, Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo and offshore islands

• P. p. dubia:

Natuna Islands (China Sea)

Habitat

Evergreen and peat-swamp forests, on hills and in the lowlands.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet is not well recorded, but is presumed to consist of flies, insects and wasps.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2016)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rufous-winged Philentoma. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rufous-winged_Philentoma

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