- Machaerirhynchus nigripectus
Identification
- Yellow throat
- Black breast patch
- Yellow from lower face extends behind the eye to the supercilium
- Long narrow tail often cocked
- Fairly tame
Distribution
Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies:[1]
- M. n. nigripectus:
- North-western New Guinea (Vogelkop Mountains)
- M. n. saturatus:
- Montane forests of central New Guinea
- M. n. harterti:
- Mountains of Huon Peninsula and south-eastern New Guinea
Habitat
Moist montanes, occurring mostly above 3000' elevation.
Behaviour
Diet
An insectivore, eating wasps, flies and beetles. Joins mixed foraging parties with Little Shrike-thrush, honeyeaters and fantails. Catches insect in the air and by gathering from leaves in all stages of the forest, but mainly in the middle to upper stages.
Breeding
Recorded from November to January and June, depending on location, possibly breeding during the monsoon. It's nest is cup shaped and made up of moss and other fibres and covered with lichens. It is tied with spider web to a branch parallel to the ground at a height of between 3 and 9 m. 2 eggs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Montereybay.com
- Wikipedia
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Black-breasted Boatbill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Black-breasted_Boatbill
