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;[[:Category:Sarkidiornis|Sarkidiornis]] melanotos | ;[[:Category:Sarkidiornis|Sarkidiornis]] melanotos | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | Glossy blue black above, white below, blue and green iridescent secondaries, white head with dark spots, white neck. '''Male''' - larger with large black knob on the bill. '''Juvenile''' - dull buff underparts, face and neck, dull brown upperparts, crown and eyestripe. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Sub-Saharan [[Africa]], [[Madagascar]], south [[Asia]], [[Pakistan]], [[Laos]] and extreme southern [[China]]. Also eastern [[Paraguay]], southeastern [[Brazil]], northeast of [[Argentina]], and as a vagrant on [[Trinidad]]. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Monotypic. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Wetlands, freshwater swamps and lakes. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | The diet includes small fish, invertebrates, and seeds. | ||
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| + | They nest in tree holes and tall grass. The nest is lined with reeds, grass, or feathers. 7-15 yellowish-white eggs are laid. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | Wikipedia | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Sarkidiornis+melanotos}} | {{GSearch|Sarkidiornis+melanotos}} | ||
*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=165&Bird_Image_ID=6174&Bird_Family_ID=59 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=165&Bird_Image_ID=6174&Bird_Family_ID=59 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | ||
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Revision as of 18:36, 16 February 2009
- Sarkidiornis melanotos
Identification
Glossy blue black above, white below, blue and green iridescent secondaries, white head with dark spots, white neck. Male - larger with large black knob on the bill. Juvenile - dull buff underparts, face and neck, dull brown upperparts, crown and eyestripe.
Distribution
Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, south Asia, Pakistan, Laos and extreme southern China. Also eastern Paraguay, southeastern Brazil, northeast of Argentina, and as a vagrant on Trinidad.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Wetlands, freshwater swamps and lakes.
Behaviour
The diet includes small fish, invertebrates, and seeds.
They nest in tree holes and tall grass. The nest is lined with reeds, grass, or feathers. 7-15 yellowish-white eggs are laid.
References
Wikipedia
