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

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

Habitat

Forest and forest edges.

Behaviour

Usualy found in the Middle Storey,keeping to thick cover where it forages for insects. Generally unobtrusive.

Vocalisation

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