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==Identification=
 
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There are no species likely to cause confusion within this species' limited range.   
 
There are no species likely to cause confusion within this species' limited range.   
The subspecies are easily separable on bill colour.  "S.a.albicollis" has a yellow-tipped bill, whilst "S.a.torquata" has an all-black bill.
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The subspecies are easily separable on bill colour.  ''S.a.albicollis'' has a yellow-tipped bill, whilst ''S.a.torquata'' has an all-black bill.
  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==

Revision as of 14:30, 22 November 2009

Streptocitta albicollis
Photo by obasanmi
Photo taken: Tangkoko park, Sulawesi.

=Identification

There are no species likely to cause confusion within this species' limited range. The subspecies are easily separable on bill colour. S.a.albicollis has a yellow-tipped bill, whilst S.a.torquata has an all-black bill.

Distribution

Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Taxonomy

Subspecies[1]

  • S.a.torquata N Sulawesi, Lembeh I. and Togian Islands
  • S.a.albicollis S Sulawesi, Muna and Butung islands

Habitat

Moist lowland forests.

Behaviour

References

  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.


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