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Species
Peltops montanus Stresemann, 1921
Nomenclature
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Family: CracticidaeGenus: Peltops
Media
SUMMARY
Smaller than butcherbirds, large-headed and stout, with large hook-tipped bill, shallowly forked tail and striking red, white and red plumage. Plumage is mostly glossy bluish-black, flight-feathers and tail with brown tinge; conspicuous white fan-shaped patch on side of head from behind eye to side of neck, large white patch on neck; rump and uppertail-coverts red, thighs, lower abdomen and undertail-coverts red; underwing white; iris orange-red to dark red-brown, bill and legs black. Distinguished from very similar P.blainvillii; in slightly large size, although bill same size (thus looks relatively smaller), white patch on side of head typically larger and reaches above eye level, larges and more conspicuous white patch on back (also differs in some vocalization). Sexes similar, male slightly larger then female. Immature is similar to adult but duller, with white tips on some wings feathers and some white on chin and throat.