- Macropygia phasianella
Identification
40-43 cm. Rust brown plumage, rose or green tint to neck, pale eye streak, red eyering, blue-grey iris, chestnut cap, red legs and feet, long tail.
Distribution
Australia, New Guinea, Borneo, Philippines, Sumatra, the Moluccas and Sulawesi.
Taxonomy
There are 3 subspecies.
Habitat
Scrubland and rainforest.
Behaviour
The diet includes seeds, fruit and berries.
They build a platform nest from sticks and vines, and 1 cream white egg is laid which is incubated by both parents for 18 days; both parents care for the young.
