Animalia Life

Prionochilus thoracicus
TAXONOMY
Pardalotus thoracicus Temminck and Laugier, 1836, Borneo.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
French: Dicйe а poitrine йcarlate; German: Rubinkehl- Mistelfresser; Spanish: Pica Flor de Pecho Carmнn.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
4 in (10.2 cm); 0.32 oz (9 g). Dark brown head, wings, and tail with red patch on throat and crown. Back and rump yellow.
DISTRIBUTION
South Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, and Sumatra.
HABITAT
Beaches at sea level up to 4,200 ft (1,280 m) in secondary forest, at forest edge, in rubber plantations, heath forest, and swamp forest.
BEHAVIOR
Varied calls include clicks and high-pitched sequence of notes sounding like an insect. Feeds at all heights, sometimes on tree trunks.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Takes spiders from their webs, insects, and berries.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Builds nest in low bush, breeds January–March and July– October.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Uncommon and listed as Near Threatened. Continuing loss of primary forest is the main threat but species can find refuges in montane and secondary forests.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
None known.

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