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'''Alternative name: Leafworker''' | '''Alternative name: Leafworker''' | ||
;[[:Category:Phyllergates|Phyllergates]] cucullatus | ;[[:Category:Phyllergates|Phyllergates]] cucullatus | ||
''Orthotomus cuculatus'' | ''Orthotomus cuculatus'' | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | + | [[Image:IMG 39552.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female, subspecies ''stentor''<br />Photo © by {{user|julienl|julienl}}<br />[[Lore Lindu National Park]], [[Sulawesi]], May 2018 <!--EDITORS: this image does not appear in the Gallery-->]] | |
+ | 10–12 cm (4-4¾ in) | ||
+ | *Greenish upperparts | ||
+ | *Short whitish [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] | ||
+ | *White throat and breast | ||
+ | *Yellow underparts | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]], [[Cambodia]], [[ | + | [[Asia]]: found in [[China]], [[Tibet]]<br /> |
+ | '''South Asia''': [[India]], Eastern [[Himalayas]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]], [[Hong Kong]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Brunei]], [[Philippines]], [[Borneo]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], [[Sulawesi]], [[Lesser Sundas]], [[Bali]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | [[Image:IMG 37742.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male, subspecies ''stentor''<br />Photo © by {{user|julienl|julienl}}<br />[[Lore Lindu National Park]], [[Sulawesi]], May 2018 <!--EDITORS: this image does not appear in the Gallery-->]] | ||
This species was formerly included in the genus [[:Category:Orthotomus|Orthotomus]].<br /> | This species was formerly included in the genus [[:Category:Orthotomus|Orthotomus]].<br /> | ||
The scientific name is also spelled ''cuculatus''. | The scientific name is also spelled ''cuculatus''. | ||
+ | ====Subspecies==== | ||
+ | There are 14 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
+ | *''P. c. coronatus'': Mountains of eastern [[Nepal]] to north-eastern [[India]], south-western [[China]], northern [[Thailand]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]] | ||
+ | *''P. c. thais'': Mountains of peninsula Thailand (south of Isthmus of Kra) | ||
+ | *''P. c. malayanus'': [[Malay Peninsula]] | ||
+ | *''P. c. cucullatus'': [[Sumatra]], [[Java]] and [[Bali]] | ||
+ | *''P. c. cinereicollis'': Mountains of north-eastern [[Borneo]] (Kinabalu to Mulu and Tama Abu Range) | ||
+ | *''P. c. philippinus'': North Luzon (northern [[Philippines]]) | ||
+ | *''P. c. viridicollis'': Mountains of Palawan (south-western Philippines) | ||
+ | *''P. c. riedeli'': North [[Sulawesi]] | ||
+ | *''P. c. stentor'': North-central and south-eastern Sulawesi | ||
+ | *''P. c. meisei'': South-central Sulawesi (Latimojong Mountains) | ||
+ | *''P. c. hedymeles'': South Sulawesi (Mount Lompobatang) and Taliabu Island (Sula Islands) | ||
+ | *''P. c. batjanensis'': Mountains of Bacan Island (northern [[Moluccas]]) | ||
+ | *''P. c. dumasi'': South Moluccas (Buru and Seram) | ||
+ | *''P. c. everetti'': [[Flores]] (western [[Lesser Sundas]]) | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | + | Broadleaf evergreen forests, where they favour bushy thickets, bamboo and dangling tangles. | |
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | They usually forage in pairs or small family parties. There is not much information but they appear to eat insects and small invertebrates. | ||
+ | ====Breeding==== | ||
+ | They seem to time their breeding to coincide with the wet season. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2018) | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Phyllergates+cucul}} | {{GSearch|Phyllergates+cucul}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Phyllergates]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Phyllergates]] |
Revision as of 22:52, 17 July 2018
Alternative name: Leafworker
- Phyllergates cucullatus
Orthotomus cuculatus
Identification
10–12 cm (4-4¾ in)
- Greenish upperparts
- Short whitish supercilium
- White throat and breast
- Yellow underparts
Distribution
Asia: found in China, Tibet
South Asia: India, Eastern Himalayas, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Hong Kong
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula, Brunei, Philippines, Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Lesser Sundas, Bali
Taxonomy
This species was formerly included in the genus Orthotomus.
The scientific name is also spelled cuculatus.
Subspecies
There are 14 subspecies[1]:
- P. c. coronatus: Mountains of eastern Nepal to north-eastern India, south-western China, northern Thailand, Laos, Vietnam
- P. c. thais: Mountains of peninsula Thailand (south of Isthmus of Kra)
- P. c. malayanus: Malay Peninsula
- P. c. cucullatus: Sumatra, Java and Bali
- P. c. cinereicollis: Mountains of north-eastern Borneo (Kinabalu to Mulu and Tama Abu Range)
- P. c. philippinus: North Luzon (northern Philippines)
- P. c. viridicollis: Mountains of Palawan (south-western Philippines)
- P. c. riedeli: North Sulawesi
- P. c. stentor: North-central and south-eastern Sulawesi
- P. c. meisei: South-central Sulawesi (Latimojong Mountains)
- P. c. hedymeles: South Sulawesi (Mount Lompobatang) and Taliabu Island (Sula Islands)
- P. c. batjanensis: Mountains of Bacan Island (northern Moluccas)
- P. c. dumasi: South Moluccas (Buru and Seram)
- P. c. everetti: Flores (western Lesser Sundas)
Habitat
Broadleaf evergreen forests, where they favour bushy thickets, bamboo and dangling tangles.
Behaviour
Diet
They usually forage in pairs or small family parties. There is not much information but they appear to eat insects and small invertebrates.
Breeding
They seem to time their breeding to coincide with the wet season.
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 July 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Mountain Tailorbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Mountain_Tailorbird