- Pyrrhula nipalensis
Identification
16.5cm. Grey brown back, nape, head, breast, white belly and undertail coverts, black wing, grey brown wing bar, black forehead, lores, edge of chin, tail, white cheek, short dark grey bill.
Distribution
Nepal, Pakistan, China, Bhutan, India, Malaysia, Vietnam, Myanmar, and Taiwan.
Taxonomy
There are 6 subspecies.
Habitat
Mountain forests. 1300-2400m.
Behaviour
The diet includes seeds and conifer cones.