Forehead bright orange-yellow, throat and lower part of face white, crown, nape and upper part of face green with bronzy tinge, upper breast blue-grey, extending in a band abound neck, ventral regions pale yellowish green, rest of plumage green with bronzy tinge, except on dark green primaries and outer secondaries, bluish grey bases to feathers froms pots on wing-coverts and upper mantle, outer tail fether tipped grey and white on iner webs, bill red at base, yellow to greenish yellow for rest of length, legs bright purple-red. Female duller. Juvenile plumage apparently undescribed.
Not Threatened.
Forehead bright orange-yellow, throat and lower part of face white, crown, nape and upper part of face green with bronzy tinge, upper breast blue-grey, extending in a band abound neck, ventral regions pale yellowish green, rest of plumage green with bronzy tinge, except on dark green primaries and outer secondaries, bluish grey bases to feathers froms pots on wing-coverts and upper mantle, outer tail fether tipped grey and white on iner webs, bill red at base, yellow to greenish yellow for rest of length, legs bright purple-red. Female duller. Juvenile plumage apparently undescribed.
22-23 cm, 136 g
Taxonomy:
- Ptilonopus [sic] aurantiifrons G. R. Gray, 1858, Aru Islands. Generally placed in a species-group with P. perlatus, P. ornatus, P. tannensis, P. wallacii and, according to some authorities, P. superbus. Monotypic. (source: Handbook of the Birds of World)
Distribution:
- W Papuan Is (Misool, Batanta, Salawati), Yapen and Aru Is through coastal New Guinea (except NE, from Madang to Huon Gulf) to D'Entrecasteaux Is.
Inhabits secondary forest and forest edges, littoral woodlad, mangrove, gallery forest, savannas and town, often frequents fig tree. From sea-level to 300 m.
Frugivorous, feed on variety of species. The most important are Moraceae, Combretaceae and arecaceae. Often in flocks.
Scattered breeding records in PNG indicate that nestling occur from middle of dry season to early wet season at least. Sept-Apr. Nest with eggs in Mar.