- Philentoma pyrhoptera
Philentoma pyrhopterum
Identification
16–17 cm (6¼-6¾ in)
Male
- Blue head, upperparts and back
Distribution
Southeast Asia: found in Indochina, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Brunei, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java and Bali
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- P. p. pyrhoptera:
- P. p. dubia:
- Natuna Islands (China Sea)
Habitat
Evergreen and peat-swamp forests, on hills and in the lowlands.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet is not well recorded, but is presumed to consist of flies, insects and wasps.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rufous-winged Philentoma. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rufous-winged_Philentoma