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- Rheinardia nigrescens
Identification
Male
- Blackish-brown
- White speckled markings
- Erect white crest on the rear crown
- Very large tail
Female
- Shorter crest and tail
Distribution
Mountains of central Malay Peninsula (Taman Negara National Park)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Formerly included in Crested Argus together with Vietnamese Crested Argus.
Habitat
Behaviour
Vocalisation
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Kirwan, G. M., P. J. K. McGowan, and P. F. D. Boesman (2021). Malayan Crested Argus (Rheinardia nigrescens), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (G. M. Kirwan, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.crearg3.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Malayan Crested Argus. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Malayan_Crested_Argus
External Links
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