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[[Image:Black-bellied_Malkoha.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|cskhaw|cskhaw}}<br />Taken at Pedu lake, Kedah, [[Malaysia]]]]
 
;[[:Category:Phaenicophaeus|Phaenicophaeus]] diardi
 
;[[:Category:Phaenicophaeus|Phaenicophaeus]] diardi
[[Image:Black-bellied_Malkoha.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by cskhaw<br>Taken at Pedu lake, Kedah, [[Malaysia]].]]
 
 
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
Small size and dark appearance distintive.Throat and belly dark grey,merging into black belly and undertail coverts.Orbital skin red.
 
Small size and dark appearance distintive.Throat and belly dark grey,merging into black belly and undertail coverts.Orbital skin red.
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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
Myanmar throught the Malay Peninsula to Sumetra and Borneo.
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[[Myanmar]] through the [[Malay Peninsula]] to [[Sumatra]] and [[Borneo]].
  
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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There are  2 subspecies
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* ''P. d. diardi''
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* ''P. d. borneensis''
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Forest and forest edges.
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Evergreen forest, swamp forest, bamboo or mangroves to 1,220 m. It is typically found in dense undergrowth and creepers.
 
 
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
==Bird Song==
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Usualy found in the middle storey,keeping to thick cover
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====Diet====
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The diet includes insects. Generally unobtrusive.
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====Breeding====
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It breeds January-April.
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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Search the Gallery using the scientific name:
 
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*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=416&Bird_Image_ID=3666&Bird_Family_ID=79 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Phaenicophaeus]]
 
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Latest revision as of 15:44, 18 February 2022

Photo by cskhaw
Taken at Pedu lake, Kedah, Malaysia
Phaenicophaeus diardi

Identification

Small size and dark appearance distintive.Throat and belly dark grey,merging into black belly and undertail coverts.Orbital skin red. Size-37cm(14.5in)

Distribution

Myanmar through the Malay Peninsula to Sumatra and Borneo.

Taxonomy

There are 2 subspecies

  • P. d. diardi
  • P. d. borneensis

Habitat

Evergreen forest, swamp forest, bamboo or mangroves to 1,220 m. It is typically found in dense undergrowth and creepers.

Behaviour

Usualy found in the middle storey,keeping to thick cover

Diet

The diet includes insects. Generally unobtrusive.

Breeding

It breeds January-April.

External Links

Search the Gallery using the scientific name:

Search the Gallery Using the common name:

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.

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