Alternative name: Black-breasted Fruit-hunter
- Chlamydochaera jefferyi
Identification
21cm (8.5 ins)
Male: Black patch on upper breast, lower breast and belly grey; darker grey on back and wings, with black primaries; crown and chin yellow, with broad black eye stripe.
Female differences: breast grey and mantle brown.
Juvenile: mostly yellow with black breast, primaries and eye stripe
Distribution
A rare endemic to the mountains of Borneo.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Montane forest
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds mainly on fruits.
Breeding
Breeding season runs from February until June.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Fruithunter. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Fruithunter
