Identification
Male
Mostly yellow with black hood, wings and tail centre.
Female
Duller, underparts greenish, black hood.
Young birds
Similar to the female. However, they have dark streaking on the underparts, hood is not solid black, particularly on the throat.
Distribution
Southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia.
Taxonomy
There are 5 subspecies
O. x. xanthornus :
Northern India, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indochina and Sumatra
O. x. maderaspatanus:
Southern peninsular India
O. x. andamanensis:
On the Andaman Islands
O. x. ceylonensis:
Sri Lanka
O. x. tanakae:
In coastal north-eastern Borneo and adjacent offshore islands
Habitat
Light open forest, plantations, groves, gardens and public parks.
Behaviour
Usually seen high in the canopy.
Diet
The diet includes insects and fruit, especially figs.
Breeding
It nests in trees the clutch consists of 2 eggs.
Pictures
In Warapitiya - Matale
In Warapitiya - Matale
In Warapitiya - Matale
In Malabe - Colombo
In Malabe - Colombo
In Malabe - Colombo
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