A Bird Who’s Suit Of Shimmering Gold Is Over Shadowed By A Uniquely Vivid, Fluorescent, Tye-dyed Face

A very rare bird whose suit of bright yellow, and olive green, is topped off by a vivid fluorescent tye-dyed face and fleshy wattle!

MEET SCHLEGEL’S ASITY

This bird is native to Madagascar where it can currently be found in the Northern, Northwestern, and Western regions of the island nation.

In contrast to the male, the female tends to resemble a non-breeding male, being more of an olive color above and white to yellow-olive, below.

Schlegel’s asity (Philepitta schlegeli), is a species of bird in the Philepittidae family. During the breeding season, the male of this species has bright yellow plumage on his upperparts and mantle, the rest of this area being olive-green. His underparts are yellow, with olive-green tinges, the rump a dark grey. His head is black with a highly vivid, featherless, bright blue and green wattled area around each eye. His bill is black with an orange-yellow gape. His eyes are brown and his legs a shade of grey.