- Rheinardia ocellata
Identification
Male - 190-239 cm
- Blackish-brown
- White speckled markings
- Erect white crest on the rear crown
- Blue skin around eyes
- Brown iris
- Pink bill
- Very large tail
Female - 74-75 cm
- Brown, black and buff bars and spots
- Paler underparts
- Shorter crest and tail
Distribution
South-east Asia: found in central Vietnam and eastern Laos.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Formerly included in Crested Argus together with Malayan Crested Argus.
Habitat
Humid forests.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes fruit, leaves, insects and small animals.
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/
- BirdLife International
- Kirwan, G. M., P. J. K. McGowan, and P. F. D. Boesman (2021). Vietnamese Crested Argus (Rheinardia ocellata), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (G. M. Kirwan, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.crearg1.01.1
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Vietnamese Crested Argus. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Vietnamese_Crested_Argus
External Links
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