Adult male: The head, neck, and upper back are a rich vinaceous brown. The throat is light brown. The back, too, is vinaceous brown but with many emerald-green feathers and there is a distinct pure white patch on the shoulder. The breast is brown with some vinaceous color but duller than the back. The lower breast and abdomen are brown.The rump is greyish-black with two prominent grey transverse bars. The upper side of the tail is black. The scapulars and inner wing coverts are bright iridescent green. The primaries and secondaries are grey-brown, some with a chestnut inner edge. The under-side of the wing is chestnut. The under-side of the tail is grey. The iris is drak brown and the bill is red with a darker base. The legs and feet are a dull red-brown.

Adult female: The females differs from the male in the following ways: The head, neck, and the upper back lack the vinaceous color and are a dull brown. The transverse bars on the lower back of the famle are less distinct and the rump is brown instead of black. The upper side of the tail is brown. The white shoulder patch of the male is replaced with an indistinct grey mark ion the female. The upper side generally is the same as for the male but is duller. The head, neck, and back lack the vinaceous color and are dull brown. The upper side of the tail is brown. The feathers are fringed with black. The iris is drak brown and the bill is orange-yellow. The legs and feet are red.

Juvenile: The head, neck and upper back are brown and the throat is light brown. The mantle, scapulars, and inner-wing coverts are chestnut-brown, crossed by broad black bars. Very few feathers are green. The primaries and secondaries are dark-brown. The breast is chestnut-brown with closely spaced black bars. The abdomen is the same as the chest but the bars are less distinct. The under-tail and tail are dark brown-black. The iris is brown and the bill is horn-colored. The legs and feet are dark grey with a pink tinge.

Other Names:

Rainforests and other dense habitats in districts where rainforest grows.

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