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10cm. Rufous crown and nape, black mask, white chin and throat, black bib, white underparts, rufous flanks and breastband, grey back and wings, black, white edged tail, bright yellow iris. Sexes similar. | 10cm. Rufous crown and nape, black mask, white chin and throat, black bib, white underparts, rufous flanks and breastband, grey back and wings, black, white edged tail, bright yellow iris. Sexes similar. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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| + | |Found from northern [[Pakistan]] east along the [[Himalayas]] to [[India]], [[Nepal]], [[Bhutan]] and northeast [[India]]. Also in northwest [[Burma]], northwest [[Thailand]], northern [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]] and much of southern [[China]], including Hainan and in [[Taiwan]]. | ||
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| + | '''<font color="#66CC00" style="background-color: black">•</font>''' ''A. concinnus''; year-round<br /> | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
There are 6 subspecies. | There are 6 subspecies. | ||
Revision as of 20:42, 21 March 2009
- Aegithalos concinnus
Identification
10cm. Rufous crown and nape, black mask, white chin and throat, black bib, white underparts, rufous flanks and breastband, grey back and wings, black, white edged tail, bright yellow iris. Sexes similar.
Distribution
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Found from northern Pakistan east along the Himalayas to India, Nepal, Bhutan and northeast India. Also in northwest Burma, northwest Thailand, northern Laos, Vietnam and much of southern China, including Hainan and in Taiwan. |
| Legend • A. concinnus; year-round |
Taxonomy
There are 6 subspecies.
Habitat
Broadleaved and mixed forest up to 1400m.
Behaviour
The diet includes insects and spiders.
Its nest is suspended from a branch and is made from lichen and moss.
Vocalisation
Psip-psip notes and a chrr-chrr, trr-trr.
