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Malaysia

Indicator archipelagicus

Identification

16–18 cm (6¼-7 in)
Male

Olive-brown upperparts
Yellow shoulder patch
Greyish underparts
Red iris
Thick grey bill

Distribution

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Malaysia

South-east Asia: found in Southern peninsula Thailand, adjacent Myanmar, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Lowland alluvial, secondary and riverine forests. Also occasionally cocoa plantations.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of bees wax, insects, bees and their larvae and wasps. But otherwise there is little detail known.

Breeding

They nest in tree holes.

References

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/
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2018)
Wikipedia

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Malaysian Honeyguide. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Malaysian_Honeyguide

External Links

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-;Indicator archipelagicus
+[[Image:Malhon1.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|Dave+B|Dave B}}<br />[[Malaysia]]<!--EDITORS: this image does not appear in the Gallery-->]]
+;[[:Category:Indicator|Indicator]] archipelagicus
 ==Identification==
-The Malaysian Honeyguide, Indicator archipelagicus is a medium-sized, up to 18cm long, olive-brown honeyguides with greenish streaks, reddish iris, thick grey bill and greyish white below. The male has a yellow patch on shoulder, while female has none. The young resembles female with streaked underparts.
+–18 cm (6¼-7 in)<br />
-Due to ongoing habitat loss, local and sparse population, the Malaysian Honeyguide is evaluated as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
+Male
+*Olive-brown upperparts
+*Yellow shoulder patch
+*Greyish underparts
+*Red iris
+*Thick grey bill
 ==Distribution==
-The Malaysian Honeyguide is occurred throughout lowland broadleaved forests of western part of Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo and the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. It nests in tree holes.
+[[Image:Malhon2.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|Dave+B|Dave B}}<br />[[Malaysia]]<!--EDITORS: this image does not appear in the Gallery-->]]
+South-east [[Asia]]: found in Southern peninsula [[Thailand]], adjacent [[Myanmar]], [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Sumatra]] and [[Borneo]].
 ==Taxonomy==
+This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 ==Habitat==
+Lowland alluvial, secondary and riverine forests. Also occasionally cocoa plantations.
 ==Behaviour==
-The call of Malaysian Honeyguide is cat-like "meow", followed by a rattling sound. The diet consists mainly of insects, especially wild bees and wasps.
+====Diet====
+Their diet consists of bees wax, insects, bees and their larvae and wasps. But otherwise there is little detail known.
+====Breeding====
+They nest in tree holes.
+==References==
+#{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2018)
+#Wikipedia
+{{ref}}
 ==External Links==
+{{GSearch|Indicator+archipelagicus}}
-[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]]
+[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Indicator]]