Ruby-cheeked nectar bird
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Ruby-cheeked nectar bird |
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The ruby-cheeked sunbird ( Chalco pariah singalensis , Syn. Anthreptes singalensis ) counts within the family of sunbirds (Nectariniidae) to the genus of Chalco Paria ( Chalco pariah ).
The bird is found in Southeast Asia , in Bangladesh , Bhutan , Brunei , China , India , Indonesia , Cambodia , Laos , Malaysia , Myanmar , Nepal , Thailand and Vietnam .
The distribution area includes tropical or subtropical moist deep forest, mangrove forest , mountain forest and other tree-covered habitats , preferably deciduous forest .
features
The species is 10–11 cm tall and weighs between 8 and 9 g. The male has a ruby-red to orange throat, orange chest and yellow underside, the upper side including the crown is shiny metallic green, the eponymous cheeks are ruby red. The elytra are dark to blackish, the tail gray. Young birds have a uniform yellow on the underside.
Geographic variation
The following subspecies are recognized:
- C. s. assamensis Kloss , 1930 - Nepal (from Chitwan ) to northeast India , Bangladesh, northern Myanmar, northern Thailand and southern China
- C. s. internota ( Deignan , 1955) - South of Myanmar and Thailand (to the Isthmus of Kra )
- C. s. interposita Robinson & Kloss , 1921 - Peninsula Thailand south of the Isthmus of Kra
- C. s. koratensis Kloss , 1918 - East Thailand and Indochina
- C. s. singalensis ( Gmelin , 1789), nominate form - Peninsula Malaysia
- C. s. sumatrana Kloss , 1921 - Sumatra, Lingga Islands and Belitung
- C. s. panopsia Oberholser , 1912 - Islands west of the coast of Sumatra ( Banyak Islands , Nias and Batu Islands )
- C. s. pallida Chasen , 1935 - Northern Natuna Islands
- C. s. borneana Kloss , 1921 - Borneo (including Pulau Banggi )
- C. s. bantenensis ( Hoogerwerf , 1967) - Western Java
- C. s. phoenicotis ( Temminck , 1822) - Central and Eastern Java
voice
The call of the male is described as a high-pitched, ascending trill with the following descending series of tones.
Way of life
The diet consists mainly of insects including caterpillars , probably also spiders, as well as fruits , pollen and nectar .
Hazardous situation
The stock is not considered to be at risk ( least concern ).
Web links
- Videos, photos and sound recordings of Chalcoparia singalensis in the Internet Bird Collection
- Oiseaux.net
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rubinwangen-Nektarvogel , in Avibase - The World Bird Database
- ↑ a b c d Handbook of the Birds of the World
- ^ R. Grimmett, T. Inskipp: Birds of Northern India. Helm Field Guides, 2017, ISBN 978-0-7136-5167-6
- ^ IOC World Bird List Dippers, leafbirds, flowerpeckers, sunbirds
- ↑ Redlist