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;[[:Category:Rheinardia|Rheinardia]] ocellata
 
;[[:Category:Rheinardia|Rheinardia]] ocellata
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
'''Male''' - 190-239 cm
 
'''Male''' - 190-239 cm
*Black-brown
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*Blackish-brown
 
*White speckled markings
 
*White speckled markings
 
*Erect white crest on the rear crown
 
*Erect white crest on the rear crown
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*Brown iris
 
*Brown iris
 
*Pink bill
 
*Pink bill
*Very large tail
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*Very large tail<br />
 
 
 
'''Female''' - 74-75 cm
 
'''Female''' - 74-75 cm
 
*Brown, black and buff bars and spots
 
*Brown, black and buff bars and spots
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*Shorter crest and tail
 
*Shorter crest and tail
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
[[Annam]], [[Laos]] and [[Malaya]].
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South-east [[Asia]]: found in central [[Vietnam]] and eastern [[Laos]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
====Subspecies====
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
*''R. o. ocellata'' - Mountains of central [[Vietnam]] and e Laos
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*''R. o. nigrescens'' - Mts. of central Malay Peninsula (Taman Nagara Nat. Park)
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Formerly included in Crested Argus together with [[Malayan Crested Argus]].
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Humid forests.
 
Humid forests.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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====Diet====
 
The diet includes fruit, leaves, insects and small animals.
 
The diet includes fruit, leaves, insects and small animals.
 
 
==References==
 
==References==
BirdLife International; Wikipedia
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug21}}#BirdLife International
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#Kirwan, G. M., P. J. K. McGowan, and P. F. D. Boesman (2021). Vietnamese Crested Argus (Rheinardia ocellata), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (G. M. Kirwan, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.crearg1.01.1
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#Wikipedia
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Rheinardia+ocellata}}
 
{{GSearch|Rheinardia+ocellata}}
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{{GS-checked}}
 
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Missing Images]][[Category:Rheinardia]]
 
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Missing Images]][[Category:Rheinardia]]

Latest revision as of 01:22, 14 November 2021

Rheinardia ocellata

Identification

Male - 190-239 cm

  • Blackish-brown
  • White speckled markings
  • Erect white crest on the rear crown
  • Blue skin around eyes
  • Brown iris
  • Pink bill
  • Very large tail

Female - 74-75 cm

  • Brown, black and buff bars and spots
  • Paler underparts
  • Shorter crest and tail

Distribution

South-east Asia: found in central Vietnam and eastern Laos.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Formerly included in Crested Argus together with Malayan Crested Argus.

Habitat

Humid forests.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes fruit, leaves, insects and small animals.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. BirdLife International
  3. Kirwan, G. M., P. J. K. McGowan, and P. F. D. Boesman (2021). Vietnamese Crested Argus (Rheinardia ocellata), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (G. M. Kirwan, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.crearg1.01.1
  4. Wikipedia

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External Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.

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