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Revision as of 18:23, 16 December 2008 by Kits (talk | contribs)
Photo by M Kwan
Location: Wuyishan, Jian Xi, China
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.

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