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- Cacomantis merulinus
Identification
This bird has a pale grey head, throat and upper breast, rufous buff lower breast. Its mantle and wings are dark brown. The tail has white markings on the side. 22 cm.
Distribution
India, southern China through Southeast Asia to the Greater Sundas, and Sulawesi. Resident in Malaysia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
- C.m.passerinus India and Pakistan; winters to Sri Lanka
- C.m.querulus E Himalayas to s China, Myanmar, Malay Pen. and Indochina
- C.m.threnodes S Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo
- C.m.lanceolatus Java, Sulawesi and Togian Islands
- C.m.merulinus Philippine Islands
Habitat
Found in the forest edge, scrub and plantations frequenting the crown of tall trees.
Behaviour
It catches insects on the ground. Very vocal with it typical 3 note whistle followed by a rapidly descending sequence of slurred whistling notes.
