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Photo by tony.saw
Between Ali and Gyantse, Tibet, August 2007

Melanocorypha maxima

[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

Asia: found on the Tibetan plateau from north-west India to central China

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Three subspecies are recognised by some authorities: M. m. maxima, M. m. holdereri and M. m. flavescens^[2]

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[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
2. Avibase

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