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;[[:Category:Oriolus|Oriolus]] cruentus
 
;[[:Category:Oriolus|Oriolus]] cruentus
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
L. 23cm
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[[Image:SDIM0824 copy.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|Karim+Madoya|Karim Madoya}}<br />Tambunan Kota Kinabalu, [[Borneo]], [[Malaysia]], June 2009]]
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21–24 cm (8¼-9½ in)
 
*Bluish grey bill
 
*Bluish grey bill
 
'''Male''': Broad, dark crimson breast patch, rest of body black. Dark crimson wing patch.<br />
 
'''Male''': Broad, dark crimson breast patch, rest of body black. Dark crimson wing patch.<br />
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====Similar Species====
 
====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.
 
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.
[[Image:SDIM0824 copy.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|Karim+Madoya|Karim Madoya}}<br />Tambunan Kota Kinabalu, [[Borneo]], [[Malaysia]], June 2009]]
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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
The [[Malay]] Peninsula and [[Greater Sundas]].
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The [[Malaya|Malay]] Peninsula and [[Greater Sundas]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>====
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====Subspecies====
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[[Image:Black-and-Crimson-Oriole.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Fledgling<br />Photo by '''[http://www.birdforum.net/member.php?u=49168 Hans&Judy Beste]'''<br />Bukit Fraser, Fraser's Hill, [[Malaysia]], 2012]]
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There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
 
* ''O. c. malayanus'' on the [[Malay Peninsula]]
 
* ''O. c. malayanus'' on the [[Malay Peninsula]]
 
* ''O. c. consanguineus'' in [[Sumatra]]
 
* ''O. c. consanguineus'' in [[Sumatra]]
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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.
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====Diet====
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Their main diet consists of berries and fruits, particularly figs. They also eat insects such as beetle larvae and termites.
 
==References==
 
==References==
#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Jan 2018)
 
{{ref}}
 
{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Oriolus+cruentus}}  
 
{{GSearch|Oriolus+cruentus}}  
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Oriolus]]
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Oriolus]]

Revision as of 23:31, 28 January 2018

Photo by cskhaw
Fraser's Hill, Malaysia, July 2005
Oriolus cruentus

Identification

Juvenile
Photo by Karim Madoya
Tambunan Kota Kinabalu, Borneo, Malaysia, June 2009

21–24 cm (8¼-9½ in)

  • 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

Subspecies

Fledgling
Photo by Hans&Judy Beste
Bukit Fraser, Fraser's Hill, Malaysia, 2012

There are 4 subspecies[1]:

Habitat

Montane 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.

Diet

Their main diet consists of berries and fruits, particularly figs. They also eat insects such as beetle larvae and termites.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Jan 2018)

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