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An insectivore, eating wasps, flies and beetles. Joins mixed foraging parties with [[Little Shrike-thrush]], honeyeaters and fantails. Catches insect in the air and by gathering from leaves in all stages of the forest, but mainly in the middle to upper stages.
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An insectivore, eating wasps, flies and beetles. Joins mixed foraging parties with [[:Category:Colluricincla|Shrike-thrush]]es, honeyeaters and fantails. Catches insect in the air and by gathering from leaves in all stages of the forest, but mainly in the middle to upper stages.
 
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Recorded from November to January and June, depending on location, possibly breeding during the monsoon. It's nest is cup shaped and made up of moss and other fibres and covered with lichens. It is tied with spider web to a  branch parallel to the ground at a height of between 3 and 9 m. 2 eggs.
 
Recorded from November to January and June, depending on location, possibly breeding during the monsoon. It's nest is cup shaped and made up of moss and other fibres and covered with lichens. It is tied with spider web to a  branch parallel to the ground at a height of between 3 and 9 m. 2 eggs.
 
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Latest revision as of 16:26, 17 July 2022

Photo by Mehd Halaouate
Arfak mountains, Papua New Guinea, January 2005
Machaerirhynchus nigripectus

Identification

  • Yellow throat
  • Black breast patch
  • Yellow from lower face extends behind the eye to the supercilium
  • Long narrow tail often cocked
  • Fairly tame

Distribution

Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies:[1]

  • M. n. nigripectus:
  • M. n. saturatus:
  • M. n. harterti:
  • Mountains of Huon Peninsula and south-eastern New Guinea

Habitat

Moist montanes, occurring mostly above 3000' elevation.

Behaviour

Diet

An insectivore, eating wasps, flies and beetles. Joins mixed foraging parties with Shrike-thrushes, honeyeaters and fantails. Catches insect in the air and by gathering from leaves in all stages of the forest, but mainly in the middle to upper stages.

Breeding

Recorded from November to January and June, depending on location, possibly breeding during the monsoon. It's nest is cup shaped and made up of moss and other fibres and covered with lichens. It is tied with spider web to a branch parallel to the ground at a height of between 3 and 9 m. 2 eggs.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Montereybay.com
  3. Wikipedia
  4. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015)

Recommended Citation

External Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.

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