Alternative name: Tanimbar Flyrobin
- Microeca hemixantha
Identification
12 cm 4.7 inches
Adult
- Poorly defined yellow supercilium from beak to rear of eye
- Dark ear coverts crown and upperparts
- iris dark brown
- Upperwing and tail dark green
- bright yellow underparts
- Paler throat
- Upper mandible black
- Lower mandible pinky orange
- Legs black
- Sexes alike.
Juvenile
- Undescribed possibly pale feather tips
Distribution
South-east Asia: found in Indonesia, Lesser Sundas, Moluccas, Tanimbar Islands (Larat, Yamdena and Lutu)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Rarely below 10 m in Lowland forest and forest edges, open woodland and mangroves.
Behaviour
Not a particularly nervous species; tolerant of man. Seldom seen below 10m.
Diet
They hawk for insects, taking short flights from an open perch. May form flocks with other species to forage.
Breeding
One nest in found in November in a small cuplike nest on a branch parallel with ground. Adult in nest.
Vocalisation
Warbling song of 12–14 notes which is sometimes higher pitched.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2015)
- BF member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Golden-bellied Flyrobin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 July 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Golden-bellied_Flyrobin
