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| + | '''Alternative name: Silver-throated Bushtit''' | ||
| + | ;[[: Category:Aegithalos|Aegithalos]] glaucogularis | ||
| + | ==Identification== | ||
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| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Northern, western and central [[China]]. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Formerly included in [[Long-tailed Tit]].<br /> | ||
| + | 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== | ||
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| + | ==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.<br /> | ||
| + | Seldom stays still for long, flitting about within a bush, chasing insects. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | Woven nests containing spider webs and lichen are built in a tree or shrub. Up to a dozen eggs per litter. | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Diet includes insects | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}} | ||
| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | {{GSearch|Aegithalos+glaucogularis}} | ||
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| + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Aegithalos]][[Category:Missing Images]] | ||
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Alternative name: Silver-throated Bushtit
- Aegithalos glaucogularis
Identification
Distribution
Northern, western and central China.
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
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
Woven nests containing spider webs and lichen are built in a tree or shrub. Up to a dozen eggs per litter.
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/
