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[[Image:19005Green_Iora.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Karim+Madoya|Karim Madoya}}<br />Danum Valley, Lahad Datu, [[Borneo]], [[Malaysia]]]] | [[Image:19005Green_Iora.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Karim+Madoya|Karim Madoya}}<br />Danum Valley, Lahad Datu, [[Borneo]], [[Malaysia]]]] | ||
;[[:Category:Aegithina|Aegithina]] viridissima | ;[[:Category:Aegithina|Aegithina]] viridissima | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 11.5-12.8cm. | ||
| + | * Mostly dark olive-green plumage | ||
| + | * Clear yellow on central belly to undertail-coverts | ||
| + | * Black wings with two white wing-bars | ||
| + | * Bright yellow eye-ring around dark eye | ||
| + | * Black tail and uppertail-coverts | ||
| + | Females are duller with uniform medium olive-green upperparts and a green tail. Juveniles are similar to females. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Found from southern [[Burma]] south to peninsular [[Thailand]], [[Malaya]], [[Sumatra]] and [[Borneo]]. | + | Found from extreme southern [[Burma]] south to peninsular [[Thailand]], [[Malaya]], [[Sumatra]] and [[Borneo]].<br /> |
| + | Common in suitable habitat but habitat loss greatly accelerated during last decades. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Two subspecies recognized: | Two subspecies recognized: | ||
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* ''A. v. thapsina'' on Anambas Islands ([[Indonesia]]) | * ''A. v. thapsina'' on Anambas Islands ([[Indonesia]]) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Lowland evergreen forest, locally also in tall secondary forest.<br /> | ||
| + | Occurs in the lowlands up to 800m. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Feeds on invertebrates.<br /> | ||
| + | Forages in pairs or small groups in the canopy, often in mixed-species flocks.<br /> | ||
| + | Breeding poorly known. Lays probably 2 eggs.<br /> | ||
| + | A resident species. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#{{Ref-HBWVol10}} |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Aegithina+viridissima}} | {{GSearch|Aegithina+viridissima}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Aegithina]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Aegithina]] | ||
Revision as of 18:05, 11 November 2011
- Aegithina viridissima
Identification
11.5-12.8cm.
- Mostly dark olive-green plumage
- Clear yellow on central belly to undertail-coverts
- Black wings with two white wing-bars
- Bright yellow eye-ring around dark eye
- Black tail and uppertail-coverts
Females are duller with uniform medium olive-green upperparts and a green tail. Juveniles are similar to females.
Distribution
Found from extreme southern Burma south to peninsular Thailand, Malaya, Sumatra and Borneo.
Common in suitable habitat but habitat loss greatly accelerated during last decades.
Taxonomy
Two subspecies recognized:
- A. v. viridissima in most of its range
- A. v. thapsina on Anambas Islands (Indonesia)
Habitat
Lowland evergreen forest, locally also in tall secondary forest.
Occurs in the lowlands up to 800m.
Behaviour
Feeds on invertebrates.
Forages in pairs or small groups in the canopy, often in mixed-species flocks.
Breeding poorly known. Lays probably 2 eggs.
A resident species.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and D Christie, eds. 2005. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 10: Cuckoo-Shrikes to Thrushes. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334726
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green Iora. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green_Iora
