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Heinrichia calligyna
Photo by James Eaton
Location: Lore Lindu National Park,Sulawesi, Indonesia

Identification

Distribution

Endemic to south-east Asia: found in Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sulawesi

Taxonomy

Subspecies[1]

  • H. c. simplex:
  • Tentolo-Matinan Mountains (north-eastern peninsula of Sulawesi)
  • H. c. calligyna:
  • Mount Latimojong (southern-central Sulawesi)
  • H. c. picta:
  • Mekonga Mountains (south-eastern Sulawesi)

Habitat

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Avibase

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