Alternative name: Heinrichia
- Heinrichia calligyna
Identification
17·5 cm
- Dark blue
- Black lores
- White base of tail
- Reddish vent
- Red Iris
- Black legs
Distribution
Endemic to south-east Asia: found in Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sulawesi
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- H. c. simplex:
- Tentolo-Matinan Mountains (north-eastern peninsula of Sulawesi)
- H. c. calligyna:
- Mount Latimojong (southern-central Sulawesi)
- H. c. picta:
- Mekonga Mountains (south-eastern Sulawesi)
Habitat
Thick undergrowth in montane forests.
Behaviour
They forage in the leaf litter.
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/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Great Shortwing. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Great_Shortwing
External Links
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