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Revision as of 18:05, 4 December 2014
- Rhamphococcyx calyorhynchus
Phaenicophaeus calyorhynchus
Identification
53cm.
- Rufous-maroon upperparts
- Dark grey crown and face
- Dark purple wings
- Black tail
- Rufous throat and breast
- Dark grey belly
- Bill yellow above, black tip with white spot and red below nostril and on lower mandible
- calyorhynchus is darker, meridionalis paler on underparts and on crown, rufiloris has dark rufous above lores rather than grey
Distribution
Endemic to Sulawesi (Indonesia) and some adjacent islands.
A poorly known species.
Taxonomy
Placed in genus Rhamphococcyx by Dickinson1 (2003) and Gill & Wright2 (2008), formerly placed in Phaenicophaeus.
Three subspecies are recognized:[3]
- R. c. calyorhynchus - Sulawesi and Togian Islands
- R. c. meridionalis - Central and southern Sulawesi
- R. c. rufiloris - Butung Island (off Sulawesi)
Habitat
Moist lowland forests.
From sea-level up to 1300m.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds on insects.
Follows the macaques and catches insects the macaques stir up. Also hops and creeps around in the canopy like a squirrel. Follows also Bay Coucal.
Breeding
Breeding season from November to December. The nest is undescribed.
Movements
A resident species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- 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
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2012. IOC World Bird Names (version 3.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-billed Malkoha. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-billed_Malkoha
