Colours
Distinguishing features
Its colouring is distinctive; it has an orange head and neck with a black nape patch and white throat. Adult females also have a black crown patch. The upper mantle is blackish grading to olive green on the back, blue-green on rump and with a blue tail. The upperwing is dull green-blue with dark olive-black flight feathers. The underparts are pale orange-grey. The bill is orange-yellow in adults, dark grey in juveniles. (Wikipedia)
Size
- From 18 cm to 21 cm (Length of specimen)
Wingspan
- Wingspan data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
It is widespread throughout lowland New Guinea and the adjacent islands, extending to northern Cape York Peninsula in Australia. It may be found in rainforest, monsoon forest and along forest edges. (Wikipedia)
Behaviour
The birds nest in an excavated chamber in an arboreal termite nest, laying a clutch of 3-4 white eggs. (Wikipedia)
Diet
It eats large insects, earthworms and lizards. (Wikipedia)
