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- Serilophus lunatus
Identification
Broad black supercillium, greyish white crown, light blue bill and narrow lemon yellow orbital skin diagnostic. Upper parts greyish brown with chestnut rump; underparts greyish white, wings black with blue patch, tail black with white outer tail feathers. Female (in picture) has a narrow silvery white breast band. Note: claws appear silvery-white too. (check other pictures in Gallery.)
Distribution
The Himalayas, southern China and Myanmar through Southeast Asia and the Malay Peninsula to Sumatra.
Taxonomy
Clements (1) recognises 10 sub-species:
Serilophus lunatus rubropygius NE India, Bhutan and e Bangladesh to ne Myanmar
Serilophus lunatus atrestus Cent. Myanmar to s China, ne Thailand, Laos and nw Vietnam
Serilophus lunatus elisabethae SE China (se Yunnan and sw Guangxi) and e Tonkin
Serilophus lunatus polionotus Mountains of Hainan I.
Serilophus lunatus lunatus S-c and s Myanmar and adjacent nw Thailand
Serilophus lunatus stolidus S Myanmar and peninsular Thailand (except extreme south)
Serilophus lunatus aphobus SE Thailand and Cambodia
Serilophus lunatus impavidus S Laos (Bolaven Plateau)
Serilophus lunatus rothschildi Malay Peninsula and extreme s peninsular Thailand
Serilophus lunatus intensus Sumatra
Habitat
Forest and forest edges.
Behaviour
Frequents the canopy and middle story. Usualy solitary or in pairs but may sometimes gather in small parties. Generally unobtrusive,sitting quietly on a high perch. Shy bird.
References
1. 1.Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
