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;[[:Category:Oriolus|Oriolus]] cruentus | ;[[:Category:Oriolus|Oriolus]] cruentus | ||
[[Image:Black_and_Crimson_Oriole.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by cskhaw <br />Location: Fraser's Hill, [[Malaysia]] ]] | [[Image:Black_and_Crimson_Oriole.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by cskhaw <br />Location: Fraser's Hill, [[Malaysia]] ]] | ||
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L. 23cm | L. 23cm | ||
*Bluish grey bill | *Bluish grey bill | ||
| − | + | '''Male''': Broad, dark crimson breast patch, rest of body black. Dark crimson wing patch.<br> | |
| − | + | '''Female''': Dull black tinged greyish on lower breast and belly | |
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| − | Dull black tinged greyish on lower breast and belly | ||
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Female can be told from the [[Malayan Whistling Thrush]] by shorter tail, colour of bill, lack of iridescence in plumage and strictly arboreal in habits. | Female can be told from the [[Malayan Whistling Thrush]] by shorter tail, colour of bill, lack of iridescence in plumage and strictly arboreal in habits. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | Frequents the canopy and middle story,flitting though the foliage after small insects. Generally silent and unobtrusive. Regularly participates in bird waves. | + | Frequents the canopy and middle story, flitting though the foliage after small insects. Generally silent and unobtrusive. Regularly participates in bird waves. |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Oriolus+cruentus}} | {{GSearch|Oriolus+cruentus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Oriolus]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Oriolus]] | ||
Revision as of 16:20, 21 February 2009
- Oriolus cruentus
Identification
L. 23cm
- Bluish grey bill
Male: Broad, dark crimson breast patch, rest of body black. Dark crimson wing patch.
Female: Dull black tinged greyish on lower breast and belly
Similar Species
Female can be told from the Malayan Whistling Thrush by shorter tail, colour of bill, lack of iridescence in plumage and strictly arboreal in habits.
Distribution
The Malay Peninsula and Greater Sundas.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Forest and Forest edges.
Behaviour
Frequents the canopy and middle story, flitting though the foliage after small insects. Generally silent and unobtrusive. Regularly participates in bird waves.
