Ioras (Aegithinidae)
Common Iora (Aegithina tiphia) - HBW 10, p. 288
French: Petit Iora
German: Schwarzflügeliora
Spanish: Iora Común
Other common names: Indian Iora, Black-winged/Small Iora; Ceylon Iora (multicolor)
Taxonomy: Motacilla Tiphia Linnaeus, 1758, vicinity of Calcutta, West Bengal, India.
Has often been treated as conspecific with A. nigrolutea, but differs in e.g. details of morphology, plumage and vocalizations. Delineation of races complicated by individual variation in amount of black on cap and upper body of males, intercalation of a male eclipse plumage of varying distinctness from breeding dress, some broad geographical intergradation zones (especially in Indian Subcontinent), and inter-population convergence (including of colour tones of eclipse plumages). Proposed races singapurensis and micromelaena of Malay Peninsula and islands absorbed within .. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Motacilla Tiphia Linnaeus, 1758, vicinity of Calcutta, West Bengal, India.
Has often been treated as conspecific with A. nigrolutea, but differs in e.g. details of morphology, plumage and vocalizations. Delineation of races complicated by individual variation in amount of black on cap and upper body of males, intercalation of a male eclipse plumage of varying distinctness from breeding dress, some broad geographical intergradation zones (especially in Indian Subcontinent), and inter-population convergence (including of colour tones of eclipse plumages). Proposed races singapurensis and micromelaena of Malay Peninsula and islands absorbed within range of variation of horizoptera; races trudiae (from Brunei Bay, in N Borneo) and djunkulanensis (extreme W Java) treated as local intergrades between larger neighbouring entities. Eleven subspecies recognized.
Has often been treated as conspecific with A. nigrolutea, but differs in e.g. details of morphology, plumage and vocalizations. Delineation of races complicated by individual variation in amount of black on cap and upper body of males, intercalation of a male eclipse plumage of varying distinctness from breeding dress, some broad geographical intergradation zones (especially in Indian Subcontinent), and inter-population convergence (including of colour tones of eclipse plumages). Proposed races singapurensis and micromelaena of Malay Peninsula and islands absorbed within range of variation of horizoptera; races trudiae (from Brunei Bay, in N Borneo) and djunkulanensis (extreme W Java) treated as local intergrades between larger neighbouring entities. Eleven subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- septentrionalis Koelz, 1939 - foot of NW Himalayas in N India (Punjab, Himachal Pradesh).
- tiphia (Linnaeus, 1758) - foot of Himalayas from N India (E from Punjab) E to Bangladesh, and adjacent W Myanmar.
- humei Stuart Baker, 1922 - C Indian Subcontinent (E from Rajasthan).
- septentrionalis Koelz, 1939 - foot of NW Himalayas in N India (Punjab, Himachal Pradesh).
- tiphia (Linnaeus, 1758) - foot of Himalayas from N India (E from Punjab) E to Bangladesh, and adjacent W Myanmar.
- humei Stuart Baker, 1922 - C Indian Subcontinent (E from Rajasthan).
- multicolor (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) - extreme S India and Sri Lanka.
- philipi Oustalet, 1885 - SC China (Yunnan), E Myanmar, N & C Thailand and N & C Indochina.
- deignani B. P. Hall, 1957 - Myanmar (except W, E & S).
- horizoptera Oberholser, 1912 - S Myanmar and C Thailand S to Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra and satellites (Nias I, Riau and Lingga Archipelagos, Bangka).
- cambodiana B. P. Hall, 1957 - SE Thailand and S Indochina.
- aequanimis Bangs, 1922 - W Philippines (Palawan) and N Borneo (Sabah), and satellite islands.
- viridis (Bonaparte, 1850) - Borneo (except N).
- scapularis (Horsfield, 1821) - Java and Bali.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
-
perched bird preening Locality Taiping, Perak, Peninsular Malaysia
Juan Sanabria 1 August 2010 2 years ago 55 sec 4.3 -
A bird in a tree, foraging Locality Cat Tien National Park, Cochinchina, Vietnam (ssp cambodiana)
Josep del Hoyo 12 April 2008 4 years ago 48 sec 4.2 -
A perched bird, preening Locality Taiping, Perak, Peninsular Malaysia
Juan Sanabria 1 August 2010 2 years ago 1 min 7 sec 4 -
A male in non-breeding plumage actively foraging in a tree. Locality Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka (ssp multicolor)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 July 2007 3 years ago 48 sec 3.8 -
A bird on a bush Locality Khao Yai National Park, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand (ssp philipi)
Juan Sanabria 31 July 2006 5 years ago 24 sec 3.6 -
A bird perched in its roosting site at dusk. Locality Okoki, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia (ssp cambodiana)
Josep del Hoyo 9 March 2011 1 year ago 19 sec 3.5
-
A male in breeding plumage
Locality Masinagudi, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp multicolor)
vasanthan.p.j 14 April 2010 3 years ago 4.3 -
A bird perched.
Locality Udaipur, Udaipur District, Rajasthan, India (ssp humei)
anup sharma 25 weeks ago 4.2 -
A female bird taking rest after a bit of feeding....
Locality Tikarpada, Orissa, India
Soumyadeep Chatterjee 97 26 December 2012 15 weeks ago 4 -
In a bush
Locality Marakollya, Southern Province, Sri Lanka (ssp multicolor)
Guy Poisson 13 January 2011 2 years ago 4 -
These colourful birds always stand out in the foliage, and can be quite tame.
Locality Bali (Indonesia) (ssp scapularis)
Stan Mansfield 22 September 2008 3 years ago 4 -
A female in an acrobatic pose
Locality Gudalur, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India
vasanthan.p.j 4 January 2012 1 year ago 3.9
-
Calling during courtship period Locality Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 April 1986 3 years ago 4.5 -
Loud sweet whistles Locality Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 November 1996 3 years ago 4 -
Typical call "shaubigi" after which the Hindi name is given Locality Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 November 1996 3 years ago 3
Email this page