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- Orthotomus atrogularis
Identification
11 cm
Male
- Green upperparts
- Chestnut cap
- Dark throat
- Greyish-white underparts
- Yellow carpal joint
- Yellow undertail coverts
Female: is duller and lacks the dark throat
Similar Species
Distribution
Asia: found in China, India, Eastern Himalayas
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Brunei, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 5 subspecies:
- O. a. nitidus:
- O. a. atrogularis:
- O. a. humphreysi:
- Northern and eastern Borneo
- O. a. anambensis:
- Tioman, Natuna and Anambas islands (South China Sea)
- O. a. chloronotos:
- Northern Luzon (northern Philippines)
Habitat
Lowland moist forests and forest edges. Mangroves, parks and gardens.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
- Wikipedia