Common Iora

Aegithina tiphia

Description

Aegithina tiphia is a bird belonging to sexual dimorphism. Male individuals during the breeding season have black stripes on the back, wings and tail, whereas, female birds have green wings and an olive green tail. The underside of both is yellow, with a white border on the wings of the male bird which is mostly common in mating feathers.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

14 cm

Di

Diurnal

Om

Omnivore

So

Solitary

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Passeriformes

FAMILY

:

Aegithinidae

GENUS

:

Aegithina

SPECIES

:

Aegithina tiphia

Distribution

Aegithina tiphia is commonly found on the edge of the forest, likes forests that are not too dense, is often found in people’s gardens and bushes. Found on hills to an altitude of 1500-2000 masl.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Spread from India, China, Indonesia (Kalimantan, Sumatra, Java, and Bali)

Habits and Lifestyle

Aegithina tiphia usually flies alone or in pairs, jumping on tree branches while singing and looking for food

Lifestyle

Solitary

Biome

Tropical Forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Usually feeds on caterpillars, ants, beetles, spiders, insect eggs and other seeds.

Diet : Omnivore

Mating Habits

The breeding season for this species from March to June is the rainy season. During the breeding season, the male bird will perform an acrobatic demonstration of foraging, which is to fly into the air by raising his feathers, then turning back into the nest, and on landing, he spreads his tail and drops his wings. The nest is shaped like a saucer made of grass and is placed at the end of the fork. Lay 2 – 3 eggs, both male and female incubate and the eggs hatch after 14 days of incubation.

Reproduction session : March to June

Incubation periods: 14 days

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 2 – 3 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population number​

Has a wide enough distribution that it is believed that this species is not nearly threatened.

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Reference

  1. MacKinnon, J. 1991 . Fields Guide to the Birds Of Java and Bali. Gadjah Mada University Press. Yogyakarta.
  2. Cipoh Kacat dalam Artikel Wikipedia