- Dinopium javanense
Identification
Golden mantle and wings,red lower back and rump,white face with two black malar strips and largely black hindneck with white sides of neck together with whitish underparts marked with blackish scales distinctive.Throat and face tinged rufous or buff.Has three toes. IRIS BROWN Male-Crown and pointed crest red(in picture). Female-Crown and crest black with whitish spots from forehead to the tip of the crest.Size-30cm. Habitat-Mangroves ,forest edges, peat swamp forests,coastal scrub and plantations. Habits-in pairs usualy,largely on tree trunks and stems probing soft bark for insects and grubs.Very social.regularly call out to each other. NOTE-Difficult to separate from Greater Goldenback from lateral view,especially at a distance.Best separted by colour of IRIS and hindneck pattern.
Location: Kuala Selangor Nature Park.
