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- Philepitta castanea
Identification
14–16.5. Black with greenish wattle over each eye and blue stripe between wattle and eye. Female: olive-green with pale yellow blotches on underparts.
Distribution
Eastern Madagascar.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Rainforests and forests.
Behaviour
The diet includes mainly fruit, some nectar and insects.
It builds a pear-shaped nest from moss and palm fibres, lined with leaves. 3 white eggs are laid and are incubated by the female. Both parents feed the young.
