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Macropygia ruficeps
Photo by Dr Manjeet Singh.
Location: Fraser's Hill, Malaysia.

Identification

30cm. Orange rufous head, broad rufous scaling on upperparts and pale orange rufous underparts. Female-duller then male with black scaling on upper breast. Bill pink brown and legs red in both sexes. uncommon

Distribution

Southeast Asia to Greater and Lesser Sundas.

Taxonomy

Habitat

Evergreen broadleaf forest.

Behaviour

Ground feeder.

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