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Crested Jayshrike

Crows, Magpies & Treepies

Platylophus galericulatus

Also known as: Crested Jay

Basic stats

Diet

Insects, small vertebrates, fruit

Habitat

Lowland and hill forest

Range

Southeast Asia, including Borneo

Clutch size

2–3 eggs

Incubation period

About 17–18 days

Size

Medium (30–32cm)

Wingspan

~40–44cm

Weight

~90–120g

A striking black-and-white corvid with a shaggy forward-curling crest and a stout bill, classed as Near-threatened owing to its dependence on undisturbed lowland and hill forest.

Forages in the understorey and mid-storey for insects, small vertebrates and fruit, usually in pairs or small family groups, and its decline tracks the loss of primary forest across its range.

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