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The species was rediscovered in 2012 in the Yenigou Valley in western Qinghai, [[China]] and photographed. | The species was rediscovered in 2012 in the Yenigou Valley in western Qinghai, [[China]] and photographed. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a [[Dictionary_M- | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species.<br /> |
| − | Unlike other members of the genus ''[[:Category:Leucosticte|Leucosticte]]'' the female is different from the male. This calls the taxonomic placement in question. | + | Unlike other members of the genus ''[[:Category:Leucosticte|Leucosticte]]'' the female is different from the male. This calls the taxonomic placement in question. |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Presumably a high altitude specialist. | Presumably a high altitude specialist. | ||
Revision as of 16:52, 6 July 2014
Alternative name: Tawny-headed Mountain-Finch
- Leucosticte sillemi
Identification
Male
- Tawny-cinnamon head and neck
- Grey-fringed flight-feathers
- Black bill
- Pale underparts
Female
Not yet described. Pictures of a presumed female show a greyish bird with a yellow bill and brown streaks on upperparts, breast and flanks.
Similar species
Similar to Brandt's Mountain Finch but note the absence of black on lores and the tawny-cinnamon head.
Distribution
Formerly only known by two specimens collected at Kushku Maidan in Tibet, China, in 1929.
The species was rediscovered in 2012 in the Yenigou Valley in western Qinghai, China and photographed.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Unlike other members of the genus Leucosticte the female is different from the male. This calls the taxonomic placement in question.
Habitat
Presumably a high altitude specialist.
Behaviour
No information on diet, breeding or movements.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- [1] Rediscovery of Sillem's Mountain Finch on Oriental Bird Club
- [2] Blog of the photographer with photos
