Passeriformes

Bristlehead (Pityriaseidae)

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• Large passerine with short tail and very large hooked bill; plumage black and red, with orange “bald” crown.
• Borneo.
• Tropical rainforest.
• 1 genus, 1 species, 1 taxon.
• No species threatened; none extinct since 1600.