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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 16.5cm | ||
| + | *Grey-brown back, nape, head, breast | ||
| + | *White belly and undertail [[Topography#General anatomy|coverts]] | ||
| + | *Black wings | ||
| + | *Grey-brown wing bar | ||
| + | *Black forehead, [[Topography#Heads|lores]], edge of chin and tail | ||
| + | *White cheek | ||
| + | *Short dark grey bill | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Asia]]: found in [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]], [[Bhutan]], [[Taiwan]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Vietnam]], [[Malaysia]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
| + | There are 5 subspecies: | ||
| + | *''P. n. nipalensis'': | ||
| + | :*[[Himalayas]] (northern [[Pakistan]] to northern [[India]], [[Nepal]] and [[Bhutan]]) | ||
| + | *''P. n. ricketti'': | ||
| + | :*South-eastern [[Tibet]] to southern [[China]], north-eastern [[India]] and northern [[Vietnam]] | ||
| + | *''P. n. victoriae'': | ||
| + | :*[[Myanmar]] (southern Chin Hills) | ||
| + | *''P. n. waterstradti'': | ||
| + | :*Mountains of [[Malaya|Malay Peninsula]] (Perak, Pahang and Selangor) | ||
| + | *''P. n. uchidae'': | ||
| + | :*Mountains of southern [[Taiwan]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Mountain forests. 1300-2400m. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | == | + | The diet includes seeds and conifer cones. |
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #birdingintaiwan | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Pyrrhula+nipalensis}} | {{GSearch|Pyrrhula+nipalensis}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Pyrrhula]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Pyrrhula]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:40, 8 August 2010
- Pyrrhula nipalensis
Identification
16.5cm
- Grey-brown back, nape, head, breast
- White belly and undertail coverts
- Black wings
- Grey-brown wing bar
- Black forehead, lores, edge of chin and tail
- White cheek
- Short dark grey bill
Distribution
Asia: found in China, Tibet, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Bhutan, Taiwan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Vietnam, Malaysia
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 5 subspecies:
- P. n. nipalensis:
- P. n. ricketti:
- P. n. victoriae:
- Myanmar (southern Chin Hills)
- P. n. waterstradti:
- Mountains of Malay Peninsula (Perak, Pahang and Selangor)
- P. n. uchidae:
- Mountains of southern Taiwan
Habitat
Mountain forests. 1300-2400m.
Behaviour
The diet includes seeds and conifer cones.
References
- 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.
- Avibase
- birdingintaiwan
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Brown Bullfinch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown_Bullfinch
