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Photo by IanC
Telegraph Point, New South Wales, Australia, October 2006
Macropygia phasianella

Identification

40-43 cm

  • Rust brown plumage
  • Rose or green tint to neck
  • Pale eye streak
  • Red eyering
  • Blue-grey iris
  • Chestnut cap
  • Red legs and feet
  • Long tail

Distribution

Coastal eastern Australia (Cape York to eastern Victoria).

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Two subspecies, quinkan and robinsoni are not generally recognised[2].

Habitat

Scrubland and rainforest.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes seeds, fruit and berries.

Breeding

They build a platform nest from sticks and vines. The single cream white egg is incubated by both parents for 18 days; both parents care for the young.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Wikipedia
  3. Birds in Backyards

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