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Locally common.
 
Locally common.
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species.<br />
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species.<br />
 
The described subspecies ''mecistus'' and ''kalamantan'' are usually not recgonized.
 
The described subspecies ''mecistus'' and ''kalamantan'' are usually not recgonized.
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==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Primary lowland evergreen forest, swamp forest and forest edge, secondary growth and adjacent plantations. It occurs mainly in the lowlands, up to 1,200 m.
 
Primary lowland evergreen forest, swamp forest and forest edge, secondary growth and adjacent plantations. It occurs mainly in the lowlands, up to 1,200 m.

Revision as of 14:45, 25 June 2014

Eurylaimus ochromalus

Identification

13.5–15 cm

  • Blue bill
  • Black head
  • White band at throat (female: broken in the centre)
  • Whitish to rosy breast
  • Yellow behind abdomen
  • Black wings with yellow bands
  • Black tail with white spots

Distribution

Southern Burma to Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and adjacent islands.
Locally common.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
The described subspecies mecistus and kalamantan are usually not recgonized.

Habitat

Primary lowland evergreen forest, swamp forest and forest edge, secondary growth and adjacent plantations. It occurs mainly in the lowlands, up to 1,200 m.

Behaviour

Diet

Feeds mainly on insects. Forages usually from a perch.

Breeding

Breeding takes placed been February and October. The nest is a pear-shaped, hanging structure made of moss, skeletons and other plant matter. The clutch consists of 2-3 eggs. It's sometimes parasitized by Indian Cuckoo and other cuckoos.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
  2. Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and D Christie, eds. 2003. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 8: Broadbills to Tapaculos. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334504
  3. BirdLife International
  4. BF Member observations

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