- Bangsia melanochlamys
Identification
16 cm. Black, yellow central underparts from breast to undertail, blue lesser wing-coverts and uppertail-coverts.
Distribution
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species1.
Habitat
Subtropical humid cloud-forest.
Behaviour
The diet includes fruit, seeds and insects within the undergrowth and canopy.
Vocalisation
Song: 3-5 phrases, pit-psEEyee or tst-tzEEee, delivered rapidly and followed by a pause.
Contact call: sharp, staccato tst or pit. Lone birds occasionally give longer pseee or pseeyee.
References
- Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019