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Photo by davidfree
Taman Negara, Malaysia, February 2009
Argusianus argus

Identification

Male 160–200 cm (tail 105–143 cm); female 72–76 cm

Distribution

South-east Asia: found in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo

Taxonomy

Subspecies

  • A. a. argus:
  • A. a. grayi:

Habitat

Lowland dipterocarp rain forests.

Behaviour

A confiding species.

Diet

They have a varied diet, consists of insects, fruits and plants.

Vocalisation

They have a far-carrying and repetitive far carrying musical kwow-wow.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014)
  3. BF Member observations

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