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| + | *''C. a. acanthizoides'' | ||
| + | **Himalayas | ||
| + | *''C. a. brunnescens'' | ||
| + | **Tsangpo Valley, southeastern [[Tibet]] | ||
| + | *''C. a. concolor'' | ||
| + | **Mountains of [[Taiwan]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Tall grassy areas and dense bamboo thickets; forests. | Tall grassy areas and dense bamboo thickets; forests. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Its nest is a ball or deep cup made from dry grass, leaves, moss, spider webs, and feathers, placed low in a bush or thick undergrowth. | Its nest is a ball or deep cup made from dry grass, leaves, moss, spider webs, and feathers, placed low in a bush or thick undergrowth. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Cettia+acanthizoides}} | {{GSearch|Cettia+acanthizoides}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Cettia]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Cettia]] | ||
Revision as of 02:35, 13 September 2009
- Cettia acanthizoides
Identification
11cm. Brown above, white or pale buff supercilium, dark eyestripe, grey-white chin and throat, buffy breast, pale yellow belly and flanks, small, very fine bill, dark above, pinkish below, dark brown iris, pink-brown feet, short tail.
Distribution
South Asia.
Taxonomy
There are three subspecies.1
- C. a. acanthizoides
- Himalayas
- C. a. brunnescens
- Tsangpo Valley, southeastern Tibet
- C. a. concolor
- Mountains of Taiwan
Habitat
Tall grassy areas and dense bamboo thickets; forests.
Behaviour
Its nest is a ball or deep cup made from dry grass, leaves, moss, spider webs, and feathers, placed low in a bush or thick undergrowth.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
