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| Luzon Red Start (Rhysacornis bicolor) |
| Common Names: Ulisiu Discoverer: Grant 1894 Category: ENDANGERED Status: Endemic Habitat/Distribution: Irisan, Benguet (Luzon) Habitat / Behavior: L 5 3/4"; Perches on rocks along clear , undisturbed mountain streams above 300m often in small family groups foraging for insects and other invertibrates at the edge of the water. Usually territorial with each pair defending about 100-200m of river. Shivers or bounces tail. Recent fledgling found in May.
Call is a very lud seep repeated 1 sec intervals given especially when disturbed
or in flight between rock perches (RSK: R. Kennedy recording) Photograph Information: Courtesy of the Oxford University Press. Drawing done by Jan LaGory taken from "A Guide to the Birds of the Philippines" by Dr. Robert Kennedy et al. |
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