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| − | [[Image:Green-billed_Malkohaappendiculata.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|appendiculata191|appendiculata191}}<br /> | + | '''Alternative names: Greater Green-billed Malkoha, Large Green-billed Malkoha''' |
;[[:Category:Phaenicophaeus|Phaenicophaeus]] tristis | ;[[:Category:Phaenicophaeus|Phaenicophaeus]] tristis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 50cm. | |
| − | + | * Dark grey upperparts with green gloss | |
| + | * Oily green wings and tail | ||
| + | * Very long tail with broad white tips | ||
| + | * Grey to blackish lower belly | ||
| + | * Red bare skin around eye | ||
| + | * Pale green bill | ||
| + | Sexes similar. Juveniles have shorter tails. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | Found from the [[Himalayas]] of northern [[India]] east through [[Nepal]], Sikkim, [[Bhutan]] and northeast [[India]] to [[Bangladesh]], [[Burma]], [[Thailand]], Southern [[China]] (Yunnan), [[Hainan]] and south to [[Indochina]], [[Malaysia]] to [[Sumatra]] and on Kangean Island.<br /> |
| − | + | Common or very common in most of its range. | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
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:*Kangean Islands (Java Sea) | :*Kangean Islands (Java Sea) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Evergreen forest, secondary growth | + | Evergreen forest, secondary growth.<br /> |
| + | Occurs from lowlands to hill, locally up to 1800m. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Feeds on insects. Takes also lizards.<br /> | ||
| + | Forages in thickets and dense vegetation. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | Breeding season April to August in India, March to September in Burma and January to March in Malaysia. The nest is a small platform made of twigs and green leaves. It's placed in the middle of a small tree. Lays 2 to 4 eggs. Both sexes incubate. | ||
| + | ====Movements==== | ||
| + | A resident species. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct12}}#{{Ref-HBWVol4}} |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Phaenicophaeus+tristis}} | {{GSearch|Phaenicophaeus+tristis}} | ||
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Phaenicophaeus]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Phaenicophaeus]] | ||
Revision as of 16:05, 7 August 2013
Alternative names: Greater Green-billed Malkoha, Large Green-billed Malkoha
- Phaenicophaeus tristis
Identification
50cm.
- Dark grey upperparts with green gloss
- Oily green wings and tail
- Very long tail with broad white tips
- Grey to blackish lower belly
- Red bare skin around eye
- Pale green bill
Sexes similar. Juveniles have shorter tails.
Distribution
Found from the Himalayas of northern India east through Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and northeast India to Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, Southern China (Yunnan), Hainan and south to Indochina, Malaysia to Sumatra and on Kangean Island.
Common or very common in most of its range.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
- P. t. tristis:
- Northern India to Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam and Bangladesh
- P. t. saliens:
- P. t. hainanus:
- Hainan Island (southern China)
- P. t. longicaudatus:
- P. t. elongatus:
- P. t. kangeangensis :
- Kangean Islands (Java Sea)
Habitat
Evergreen forest, secondary growth.
Occurs from lowlands to hill, locally up to 1800m.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds on insects. Takes also lizards.
Forages in thickets and dense vegetation.
Breeding
Breeding season April to August in India, March to September in Burma and January to March in Malaysia. The nest is a small platform made of twigs and green leaves. It's placed in the middle of a small tree. Lays 2 to 4 eggs. Both sexes incubate.
Movements
A resident species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and J Sargatal, eds. 1997. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 4: Sandgrouse to Cuckoos. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334221
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green-billed Malkoha. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 21 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green-billed_Malkoha
