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* Yellow legs | * Yellow legs | ||
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Female | Female | ||
* Olive brown with a paler rufescent wing-panel | * Olive brown with a paler rufescent wing-panel | ||
* Yellow bill | * Yellow bill | ||
Sometimes males can have white wing-panels. | Sometimes males can have white wing-panels. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Found in the [[Himalayas]] from N [[Pakistan]] to [[India]], [[Nepal]] and [[Bhutan]]. Also in South [[China]] (Yunnan and Sichuan), northern [[Vietnam]] and [[Laos]], mountains of [[Burma]] and northernmost [[Thailand]]. | Found in the [[Himalayas]] from N [[Pakistan]] to [[India]], [[Nepal]] and [[Bhutan]]. Also in South [[China]] (Yunnan and Sichuan), northern [[Vietnam]] and [[Laos]], mountains of [[Burma]] and northernmost [[Thailand]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Oak and rhododendron forest with thick ground vegetation, also tall conifer forests, clearings and dry scrub on open hillsides. Usually in thicker woods than similar [[White-collared Blackbird]]. | Oak and rhododendron forest with thick ground vegetation, also tall conifer forests, clearings and dry scrub on open hillsides. Usually in thicker woods than similar [[White-collared Blackbird]]. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Shy and quick to take flight when disturbed. Hops on the ground in typical thrush fashion. | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
Feeds on invertebrates, snails, slugs, eartworms, also fruit and berries.<br /> | Feeds on invertebrates, snails, slugs, eartworms, also fruit and berries.<br /> | ||
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
| − | Breeds from March to August. The nest is a cup of grass, leaves, moss and lichens, placed in a fork of a tree, close to the trunk around 2 to 5 m above the ground. 3 to 4 eggs are laid. | + | Breeds from March to August. The nest is a cup of grass, leaves, moss and lichens, placed in a fork of a tree, close to the trunk around 2 to 5 m above the ground. 3 to 4 eggs are laid. |
| + | ====Movements==== | ||
Altitudinal migrant, found in the lowlands in winter, then sometimes in flocks associated with other thrushes. | Altitudinal migrant, found in the lowlands in winter, then sometimes in flocks associated with other thrushes. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}} | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Turdus+boulboul}} | + | {{GSearch|Turdus+boulboul}} |
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| + | {{Video|Grey_winged_Blackbird}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Turdus]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Turdus]] [[Category:Videos]] |
Revision as of 23:55, 11 September 2015
- Turdus boulboul
Identification
Male
- Black plumage with pale greyish panel on greater secondary coverts and secondaries
- Orange bill
- Yellow eye-ring
- Yellow legs
Female
- Olive brown with a paler rufescent wing-panel
- Yellow bill
Sometimes males can have white wing-panels.
Distribution
Found in the Himalayas from N Pakistan to India, Nepal and Bhutan. Also in South China (Yunnan and Sichuan), northern Vietnam and Laos, mountains of Burma and northernmost Thailand.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Oak and rhododendron forest with thick ground vegetation, also tall conifer forests, clearings and dry scrub on open hillsides. Usually in thicker woods than similar White-collared Blackbird.
Behaviour
Shy and quick to take flight when disturbed. Hops on the ground in typical thrush fashion.
Diet
Feeds on invertebrates, snails, slugs, eartworms, also fruit and berries.
Breeding
Breeds from March to August. The nest is a cup of grass, leaves, moss and lichens, placed in a fork of a tree, close to the trunk around 2 to 5 m above the ground. 3 to 4 eggs are laid.
Movements
Altitudinal migrant, found in the lowlands in winter, then sometimes in flocks associated with other thrushes.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grey-winged Blackbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey-winged_Blackbird}
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