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==Distribution==
 
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[[China]],  [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Java]], [[Sumatra]], and northern [[Borneo]].
 
[[China]],  [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Java]], [[Sumatra]], and northern [[Borneo]].
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==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
 
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==Habitat==

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Harpactes oreskios
Photo by jaray.
Location: Phukieo, Thailand.

Identification

Olive-yellow head with feathers that are bristled and upright, chestnut upperparts, orange breast that changes to bright yellow on upper and lower portions, white bars on wing sections, and a blue bill. Females have additional grey-brown on head and upperparts; pale buffy-brown rump, grey breast; and yellow lower underparts. Juveniles are similar to females, with young males having warmer brown upperparts.

Distribution

China, Malay Peninsula, Java, Sumatra, and northern Borneo. Thailand

Taxonomy

Habitat

Forests

Behaviour

Their diet includes fruits and ants, beetles, caterpillars, cicadas, crickets, grasshoppers, lizards, spiders, and various vegetable materials.

It builds its nest in hollow stumps and 1-4 eggs are laid.

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