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Aethopyga duyvenbodei

Identification

12cm.

Male
Forehead and crown black, tipped metalic emerald green. Nape and sides of neck maroon, mantle dark olive green. Rump buttercup yellow, uppertail coverts rich blue. Lores black, earcoverts maroon., thin, but noticable broken yellow eye ring. Chin to undertail coverts buttercup yellow. Wing coverts and tertials black with broad rich blue margins. Remiges and rectrices black, tail with white tip. Bare parts black.

Female
Crown and ear coverts to uppertail coverts yellowish olive. Lores pale yellowish olive. Underparts bright yellow. Wings black with broad yellowish olive fringes. Tail black. Bare parts black.

Distribution

Indonesia. Endemic to Sangihe Island and, possibly Siau Island, north of Sulawesi.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Forest, low scrub and plantations.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
  2. Wikipedia
  3. BirdLife International

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