Nominate race has crown, hindneck and upper part of face dark olive- rufous, long crest of same colour reaching to nape when lying flat, lower part of face and side of neck medium rufous; upperparts, including upperwing, dark olive- brown with rufous tinge, especially on uppertail- coverts, remiges narrowly edged paler on outer webs; tail dull rufous- brown; light rufous below, breast washed darker rufous, flanks less so; iris brown to dark brown; bill black; legs pinkish- grey. Sexes alike. Immature is similar to adult but duller, duskier, upperwing- coverts edged rufous, bill paler. Race arthuri has upperparts more olive, less rufous, than nominate; kodonophonos is paler below.
Not Threatened
Nominate race has crown, hindneck and upper part of face dark olive- rufous, long crest of same colour reaching to nape when lying flat, lower part of face and side of neck medium rufous; upperparts, including upperwing, dark olive- brown with rufous tinge, especially on uppertail- coverts, remiges narrowly edged paler on outer webs; tail dull rufous- brown; light rufous below, breast washed darker rufous, flanks less so; iris brown to dark brown; bill black; legs pinkish- grey. Sexes alike. Immature is similar to adult but duller, duskier, upperwing- coverts edged rufous, bill paler. Race arthuri has upperparts more olive, less rufous, than nominate; kodonophonos is paler below.
25- 26 cm; 78- 111 g
Taxonomy: Rectes cristata Salvadori, 1876, Mount Morait, north Vogelkop, New Guinea. Three subspecies recognized. (source: Handbook of the Birds of World)
Subspecies and Distribution:
- * cristatus (Salvadori, 1876) - NW & W New Guinea: mountains of Vogelkop and Onin Peninsula, Weyland Mts and Nassau Mts. * arthuri E. J. O. Hartert, 1930 - N & C New Guinea E to Sepik Mts in N and Karimui area of Chimbu Province in S; Cyclops Mts; R Oriomo area, S Trans-Fly region. * kodonophonos Mayr, 1931 - SE New Guinea E from L Kutubu.
Primary rainforest, mainly in foothills, adjacent lowlands and hills to 1300 m, locally to lowlands proper.
Insects. Forages mainly on ground, sometimes in trees, particularly in middle levels. Joins mixed- species foraging flocks.
No information.