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Photo by Neil
Hong Kong, China, August 2005
Hemixos castanonotus

Hypsipetes castanonotus

Identification

Size : 21.5cm

Distribution

Asia: China and Hong Kong
Southeast Asia: Indochina and Vietnam

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies[1]:

  • H. c. canipennis:
  • Southern China (Hunan, Guangxi, Fujian and Guangdong)
  • H. c. castanonotus:
  • Northern Vietnam (Tonkin) and Hainan

Habitat

Moist lowland forests.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
  2. Avibase
  3. Wikipedia

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External Links

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