Kaeng Krachan National Park


Scientific Name
Pomatorhinus schisticeps
Status
Least Concern
Size
Length: 19 - 23 cm
Weight: 40 g
Diet
Insects, berries and nectar
Appearance
A medium-sized bird with a distinctive white supercilium (brow) and a long, slightly downcurved yellow bill.It has a clean white breast, a dark eye stripe, and upper parts that are olive-brown to dark olive
Distribution
Found in lowland and mountainous forests across peninsular and western Thailand.
Kaeng Krachan National Park
Khao Yai National Park
These birds are often seen foraging low in the undergrowth or on the ground, either alone or in mixed flocks.
Breeding is from November to August. They build large, domed nests from leaves and grasses, often placing it low in a bamboo clump or dense bush.