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| - | {{incomplete}} | + | [[Image:Sulphur-billed_Nuthatch.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Romy+Ocon|Romy Ocon}}<br />Mt. Makiling, Laguna Province, [[Philippines]], November 2004]] |
| - | [[Image:Sulphur-billed_Nuthatch.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Romy Ocon]] | + | |
| | ;[[:Category:Sitta|Sitta]] oenochlamys | | ;[[:Category:Sitta|Sitta]] oenochlamys |
| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| - | | + | 12.5cm. A medium to small nuthatch. |
| | + | * Yellow bill, eyering and iris |
| | + | * Black forecrown with black stripe extending behind eye |
| | + | * Violet-blue upperparts variably tinged lilac |
| | + | * Paler patch on nape/upper mantle |
| | + | * Blue tail |
| | + | * White chin and throat |
| | + | * Pale cinnamon-orange underparts |
| | + | Sexes similar but females usually lack the eyestripe. Juveniles are similar to adult but they have more orange-toned underparts. |
| | ==Distribution== | | ==Distribution== |
| - | [[Philippines]]. | + | Endemic to the [[Philippines]].<br /> |
| - | | + | Fairly common where suitable habitat remains. |
| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| - | | + | May form a superspecies with [[Velvet-fronted Nuthatch]] and [[Yellow-billed Nuthatch]] and sometimes placed in a separate gensu ''Oenositta'' with these two species.<br /> |
| | + | Six subspecies recognized: |
| | + | * ''S. o. mesoleuca'' in northwestern Luzon |
| | + | * ''S. o. isarog'' in the rest of Luzon |
| | + | * ''S. o. oenochlamys'' on Panay, Guimaras, Negros and Cebu (west-central [[Philippines]]) |
| | + | * ''S. o. lilacea'' on Samar, Biliran and Leyte (east-central [[Philippines]]) |
| | + | * ''S. o. apo'' on Mindanao (except Zamboanga Peninsula) |
| | + | * ''S. o. zamboanga'' on Zamboanga Peninsula (Mindanao), Basilan and east Bolod Island |
| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| - | Moist lowland forests and moist montanes. | + | Pine and evergreen forest.<br /> |
| - | | + | From lowlands up to 2600m, commonest at higher elevations. |
| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| | + | Feeds on insects and spiders.<br /> |
| | + | Forages singly, in pairs or small parties, often associated with mixed-species flocks. A very active bird.<br /> |
| | + | Few information about breeding. Birds in breeding condition seen in January and March to May. Breeding recorded in Cebu in mid-June.<br /> |
| | + | A resident species. |
| | + | ==References== |
| | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#{{Ref-HBWVol13}} |
| | + | {{ref}} |
| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| | {{GSearch|Sitta+oenochlamys}} | | {{GSearch|Sitta+oenochlamys}} |
| | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Sitta]] | | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Sitta]] |
Current revision
- Sitta oenochlamys
[edit] Identification
12.5cm. A medium to small nuthatch.
- Yellow bill, eyering and iris
- Black forecrown with black stripe extending behind eye
- Violet-blue upperparts variably tinged lilac
- Paler patch on nape/upper mantle
- Blue tail
- White chin and throat
- Pale cinnamon-orange underparts
Sexes similar but females usually lack the eyestripe. Juveniles are similar to adult but they have more orange-toned underparts.
[edit] Distribution
Endemic to the Philippines.
Fairly common where suitable habitat remains.
[edit] Taxonomy
May form a superspecies with Velvet-fronted Nuthatch and Yellow-billed Nuthatch and sometimes placed in a separate gensu Oenositta with these two species.
Six subspecies recognized:
- S. o. mesoleuca in northwestern Luzon
- S. o. isarog in the rest of Luzon
- S. o. oenochlamys on Panay, Guimaras, Negros and Cebu (west-central Philippines)
- S. o. lilacea on Samar, Biliran and Leyte (east-central Philippines)
- S. o. apo on Mindanao (except Zamboanga Peninsula)
- S. o. zamboanga on Zamboanga Peninsula (Mindanao), Basilan and east Bolod Island
[edit] Habitat
Pine and evergreen forest.
From lowlands up to 2600m, commonest at higher elevations.
[edit] Behaviour
Feeds on insects and spiders.
Forages singly, in pairs or small parties, often associated with mixed-species flocks. A very active bird.
Few information about breeding. Birds in breeding condition seen in January and March to May. Breeding recorded in Cebu in mid-June.
A resident species.
[edit] References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2008. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 13: Penduline-tits to Shrikes. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553453
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