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Revision as of 21:29, 14 April 2015

Photo by Andrew S
Garden of Culture Club Hotel, Sri Lanka, November 2003
Psilopogon zeylanicus

Identification

27 cm

  • Green plumage
  • Streaked brown head, neck and breast
  • Yellow eye patch
  • Heavy conical red bill

Sexes similar

Distribution

Asia: found in Nepal, Pakistan, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

Taxonomy

Sometimes placed in the genus Megalaima.

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies[1]:

  • P. z. inornatus:
  • West-central and south-western India (Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka)
  • P. z. caniceps:
  • P. z. zeylanicus:

Habitat

Open forests and forest edges, woodlands and gardens.

Behaviour

Diet

A fruit-eating bird of the canopy, also eats insects.

Breeding

The nest is in a tree hole. The clutch consists of 2-4 eggs.

Vocalisation

Call: loud, persistant kutro-kutroo

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Wikipedia
  4. BF Member observations

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External Links


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