Vietnamese Crested Argus - BirdForum Opus

Rheinardia ocellata

Identification

Male - 190-239 cm

• Blackish-brown
• White speckled markings
• Erect white crest on the rear crown
• Blue skin around eyes
• Brown iris
• Pink bill
• Very large tail
  

Female - 74-75 cm

• Brown, black and buff bars and spots
• Paler underparts
• Shorter crest and tail

Distribution

South-east Asia: found in central Vietnam and eastern Laos.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Formerly included in Crested Argus together with Malayan Crested Argus.

Habitat

Humid forests.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes fruit, leaves, insects and small animals.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. BirdLife International
3. Kirwan, G. M., P. J. K. McGowan, and P. F. D. Boesman (2021). Vietnamese Crested Argus (Rheinardia ocellata), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (G. M. Kirwan, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.crearg1.01.1
4. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Vietnamese Crested Argus. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Vietnamese_Crested_Argus

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