From Opus
Alternative names: Himalayan Barwing; Nepal Barwing; Spectacled Barwing (like Actinodura ramsayi!)
- Actinodura egertoni
[edit] Identification
21.5 - 23.5cm. A long-tailed, unstreaked barwing:
- Dark chestnut forehead, face and chin
- Grey ear-coverts
- Mostly pinkish bill
- Plain buffy-rufous below (without streaks)
- Wings barred like other barwings but with almost plain rufous-chestnut greater coverts and plain rufous-chestnut base of primaries
- Long, unbarred tail
Sexes similar. Juveniles are more uniform rufous overall and have a weaker dark barring on browner tertials.
[edit] Distribution
Found from central Nepal east along the Himalayas to Bhutan, northeast India, Burma and adjacent south China (Yunnan).
Common in parts of its range.
[edit] Taxonomy
Four subspecies accepted:
- A. e. egertoni from central Nepal to Bhutan and northeast India (Arunachal Pradesh)
- A. e. lewis in east Arunachal Pradesh and northwest Burma
- A. e. khasiana in Meghalaya, south Assam, Nagaland and Manipur (India)
- A. e. ripponi in Mizoram (India), Burma and south China
This species seems to be closely related to Spectacled Barwing.
[edit] Habitat
Dense undergrowth in temperate forests and moist montanes. Found at 600 - 2400m.
[edit] Behaviour
Feeds on insects, takes also berries and seeds.
During breeding season seen in pairs, outside in small groups of 6 to 12 birds, sometimes more. Associates with bird waves. Foreages in middle storey of forest, sometimes in canopy.
Breeding season from April to July. The nest is a deep cup made of fern, bamboo, grasses and moss. It's placed in a bamboo clump, sapling or bush around 1 to 7.5m above the ground. Lays 2 - 4 eggs.
Resident species. Some altitudinal movement in hars winters possible.
[edit] 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.
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553422
- Rasmussen, PC and JC Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334672
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