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- Hypsipetes crassirostris
Identification
A brown bird, shaggy black crest, orange beak and legs.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Habitat
Forests, scrub and gardens.
Behaviour
It builds a circular nest of palm fibres, twigs and grass, in trees and scrubland and 2 white spotted eggs are laid. They are incubated for 15 days and fledging occurs 21 days after hatching.
The diet includes fruits, insects, lizards and bird eggs.