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- Melanochlora sultanea
Identification
20.5cm. Yellow crest, forehead and crown, dark bill, black upperparts, yellow underparts, thighs barred or mottled with white, dark brown iris, dark horn claws. The sexes are similar. The female has greenish black upperparts and yellowish throat. The young bird is duller than the adult and has a shorter crest.
Distribution
Bangladesh, India, China, Nepal, Indochina to Sumatra.
Taxonomy
It is the only member of the monotypic genus Melanochlora.
Subspecies[1]
- M. s. sultanea Nepal to Assam, Myanmar, n Thailand, n Laos and Vietnam
- M. s. flavocristata S Myanmar to s Thailand, Malay Pen., Sumatra and Hainan
- M. s. seorsa S [China]] (central Fujian to s Guangxi) to Laos and ne Tonkin
- M. s. gayeti Central Annam (Col des Nuages) to s Laos (Bolavens Plateau)
Habitat
Behaviour
References
- 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.
