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- Mycerobas icterioides
Identification
22 cm; large head a bill
Male
- Black head, nape and throat
Distribution
North-eastern Afghanistan to central Nepal
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Montane forests at around 1800m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of berries, buds, seeds and shoots from pine, fir, and yew trees. Also crab apples and rose hips.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-and-yellow Grosbeak. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-and-yellow_Grosbeak
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
