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Prunella rubeculoides
Photo by zhangyong
Lasa, Tibet, China, January 2008

Identification

Distribution

Asia: found in China, Tibet, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas and Bhutan.

Taxonomy

Subspecies[1]

  • P. r. rubeculoides:
  • P. r. fusca:
  • Mountains of eastern Tibet and western China (Xinjiang, Gansu and Shaanxi)

Habitat

A high alpine species observed at heights around 4000 to 4500 meters.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Avibase
  3. BF Member observations

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