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[[Image:Grey_bushchat_fem.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Alok+Tewari|aloktewari}}<br />YSS Ashram, Dwarahat, Uttarakhand, [[India]]]] | [[Image:Grey_bushchat_fem.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Alok+Tewari|aloktewari}}<br />YSS Ashram, Dwarahat, Uttarakhand, [[India]]]] | ||
| − | [[Asia]]: found from northern [[Pakistan]] to southern [[Tibet]], south-eastern [[China]], [[Myanmar]] and northern [[Indochina]] | + | [[Asia]]: found from northern [[Pakistan]] through the [[Himalayas|Himalayan]] areas of northern [[India]] to southern [[Tibet]], south-eastern [[China]], [[Myanmar]] and northern [[Indochina]] |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
Revision as of 10:44, 6 November 2015
- Saxicola ferreus
Identification
14–15 cm
Male
- Grey plumage
- Long white supercilium
- White throat and wing bar
Distribution
Asia: found from northern Pakistan through the Himalayan areas of northern India to southern Tibet, south-eastern China, Myanmar and northern Indochina
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Two subspecies are recognised by some authorities: S. f. ferreus and S. f. haringtoni[2]
Habitat
Montane broad-leaved forests, and forest edges; gardens with shrubs and bushes and small trees. Observed in the Himalayas at heights around 2133 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of a wide variety of insects, including spiders, grasshoppers and beetles, with the occasional addition of seeds.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grey Bushchat. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey_Bushchat
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