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'''Alternative name: Silver-throated Bushtit''' | '''Alternative name: Silver-throated Bushtit''' | ||
;[[: Category:Aegithalos|Aegithalos]] glaucogularis | ;[[: Category:Aegithalos|Aegithalos]] glaucogularis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 13 - 16cm. A tiny, round-bodied bird with a short bill and a long, narrow tail. | |
| + | * Buff forehead | ||
| + | * Glossy black lateral crownstripes, merging on forecrown | ||
| + | * Pale buff central crownstripe and centre of nape, both with variable blackish streaking | ||
| + | * Medium to dark grey upperparts with narrow pink band on rump | ||
| + | * Long, blackish tail, outer feather mostly white on outer web, inner rectrices with grey fringes on outer webs | ||
| + | * Blackish-brown upperwings | ||
| + | * Pale drab grey lores, cheek and ear-coverts, obscurely streaked | ||
| + | * Off-wite chin, submoustachial stripe and side of neck | ||
| + | * Sooty black throat with fine pale grey feather tips | ||
| + | * Drab grey to buffy grey breast, slightly paler belly and whiter flanks | ||
| + | * Clean pale pink vent and undertai-coverts | ||
| + | * vinaceus with paler sides of head, paler underparts and a longer tail | ||
| + | Sexes similar. Juveniles have vinous-pink chin, throat and breast. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Northern, western and central [[China]]. | + | Northern, western and central [[China]].<br /> |
| + | Widespread and fairly common. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Formerly included in [[Long-tailed Tit]].<br /> | Formerly included in [[Long-tailed Tit]].<br /> | ||
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*''A. g. vinaceus'': Northern and western [[China]] (Liaoning to Gansu, Qinghai and northern Yunnan) | *''A. g. vinaceus'': Northern and western [[China]] (Liaoning to Gansu, Qinghai and northern Yunnan) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Scrub and forest edge. In the north found in lowlands and mountains up to 3000m, in the south of the range more restricted to mountains. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Flight==== | ====Flight==== | ||
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Seldom stays still for long, flitting about within a bush, chasing insects. | Seldom stays still for long, flitting about within a bush, chasing insects. | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
| − | Woven nests containing spider webs and lichen are built in a tree or shrub | + | Breeding season March to April. Woven nests containing spider webs and lichen are built in a tree or shrub. |
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
Diet includes insects | Diet includes insects | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}} | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}}#{{Ref-HBWVol13}} |
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Aegithalos+glaucogularis}} | {{GSearch|Aegithalos+glaucogularis}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Aegithalos | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Aegithalos]] |
Revision as of 10:29, 7 September 2013
Alternative name: Silver-throated Bushtit
- Aegithalos glaucogularis
Identification
13 - 16cm. A tiny, round-bodied bird with a short bill and a long, narrow tail.
- Buff forehead
- Glossy black lateral crownstripes, merging on forecrown
- Pale buff central crownstripe and centre of nape, both with variable blackish streaking
- Medium to dark grey upperparts with narrow pink band on rump
- Long, blackish tail, outer feather mostly white on outer web, inner rectrices with grey fringes on outer webs
- Blackish-brown upperwings
- Pale drab grey lores, cheek and ear-coverts, obscurely streaked
- Off-wite chin, submoustachial stripe and side of neck
- Sooty black throat with fine pale grey feather tips
- Drab grey to buffy grey breast, slightly paler belly and whiter flanks
- Clean pale pink vent and undertai-coverts
- vinaceus with paler sides of head, paler underparts and a longer tail
Sexes similar. Juveniles have vinous-pink chin, throat and breast.
Distribution
Northern, western and central China.
Widespread and fairly common.
Taxonomy
Formerly included in Long-tailed Tit.
Two subspecies recognized:
- A. g. glaucogularis: Central China (mountains of western Sichuan to Yangtze delta)
- A. g. vinaceus: Northern and western China (Liaoning to Gansu, Qinghai and northern Yunnan)
Habitat
Scrub and forest edge. In the north found in lowlands and mountains up to 3000m, in the south of the range more restricted to mountains.
Behaviour
Flight
Flight is short, whirring bursts and drops. Looks like a bouncing ball of fluff with a tail. Usually in flocks playing follow-my-leader from one patch of cover to another.
Seldom stays still for long, flitting about within a bush, chasing insects.
Breeding
Breeding season March to April. Woven nests containing spider webs and lichen are built in a tree or shrub.
Diet
Diet includes insects
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/
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2008. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 13: Penduline-tits to Shrikes. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553453
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Silver-throated Tit. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Silver-throated_Tit
