Crested Finchbill - BirdForum Opus

Photo © by Don Gato
Doi Lang, Thailand, December 2007

Spizixos canifrons

Identification

22 cm

• Olive green
• Black crest
• Grey forehead
• Black throat
• Black green tail
• Pale yellow bill
• Sexes alike
  

Juvenile - browner head and throat

Unmistakeable, with the heavy, yellowish bill, grey head, and crest.

Distribution

Asia: found in China, Tibet, India and Bangladesh
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand

Quite common on Doi An Khang, Northern Thailand.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• S. c. canifrons:

• Southern Assam (south of the Brahmaputra) to hills of western Burma

• S. c. ingrami:

• Eastern Burma to south-western China (Yunnan), north-western Thailand and northern Indochina

Habitat

Bird of forests edge and secondary growth, above 1,200 m.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes seeds, fruit and insects.

Breeding

It builds a cup shaped nest from vine tendrils.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
2. Avibase
3. Wikidpedia
4. Answers.com

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Crested Finchbill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Crested_Finchbill

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