Wednesday 23 November 2016

Green Iora

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Aegithinidae (Ioras)
Green Iora
Aegithina viridissima
绿雀鹎 (lǜ què-bēi)

    Malay : Kunyit-Kecil Hijau
    Japanese : ミドリヒメコノハドリ (midori hime konoha-dori)
    Kanji 日語漢字 : 緑姫木の葉鳥



    Size : 11·5–12·8 cm; One immature 13·8 g
    
    Subspecies and Distribution
  • Aegithina viridissima viridissima (Bonaparte, 1850)
    – extreme S Myanmar (S Tenasserim) and SW Thailand S to Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and satellites, N Natuna Is and Borneo.
  • Aegithina viridissima thapsina (Oberholser, 1917)
    – Siantan I (possibly also other islands), in Anamba Group (E of Peninsular Malaysia).

Aegithina viridissima ssp. viridissima
Date : 30 May 2016
Location : Kledang Saiong Eco Forest Park, Meru, Daerah Kinta, Perak

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