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| − | '''Alternative names: Chinese Bush-Dweller; Chinese Babbler; Grey-browed Babbler; Chinese Hill Warbler; Peking Warbler; White-browed Bush-Dweller'''
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| − | [[Image:WhitebrowedChiineseWarbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Bob+Thompson|Bob Thompson}}<br />[[China]], April, 2010]]
| + | '''White-browed Chinese Warbler''' may refer to one of two species previously considered conspecific under the name '''White-browed Chinese Warbler''' (''Rhopophilus pekinensis''): |
| − | ;[[:Category:Rhopophilus|Rhopophilus]] pekinensis
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| − | '''Includes: Tarim Babbler; Beijing Babbler''' | |
| − | ==Identification==
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| − | 15 - 17cm. A small passerine:
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| − | * Very long, graduated tail
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| − | * Pale grey and sandy plumage
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| − | * Heavy dark streaks above
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| − | * Pale rufous streaking below
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| − | * Albosuperciliaris much paler than nominate
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| − | The female is similar but has a shorter tail and is less streaked on belly.
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| − | ==Distribution==
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| − | Found in west, central and north [[China]] and [[North Korea]]. No recent records in [[South Korea]].<br />
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| − | Uncommon in its vast range.
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| − | ==Taxonomy==
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| − | ''Rhopophilus pekinensis'' is the only species in the genus ''[[:Category:Rhopophilus|Rhopophilus]]''. It's placed here within the [[:Category:Sylviidae|Sylviidae]], but is closely related to the [[:Category:Timaliidae|Timaliidae]].<br /> | |
| − | There are two subspecies:
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| − | *''R. p. albosuperciliaris''
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| − | :*North-western China from Tarim Basin to Lop Nor - sometimes recognized as full species, Tarim Babbler
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| − | *''R. p. pekinensis''
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| − | :*Central and northeastern [[China]], and northern [[Korea]]n Peninsula - sometimes recognized as full species, Beijing Babbler | |
| − | The subspecies ''leptorhynchus'' is no longer accepted and lumped with the nominate subspecies.
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| − | ==Habitat==
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| − | Found in dry stone montane scrub, tamarisks, long grass, bush-covered hill slopes and in reed clumps.
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| − | ==Behaviour==
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| − | No information on diet. Feeds probably on invertebrates.<br />
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| − | Forages in vegetation but also often seen running on the ground.<br />
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| − | Outside breeding season in flocks, sometimes together with babblers.<br />
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| − | Breeding season in May. The nest is a deep cup made of soft grasses and placed low in a bush. Lays 4 - 6 eggs.<br />
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| − | Resident species with some displacement in winter.
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| − | ==References==
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| − | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#{{Ref-HBWVol12}}
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| − | {{ref}}
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| − | ==External Links==
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| − | {{GSearch|Rhopophilus+pekinensis}}
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| − | | + | *'''[[Tarim Babbler]]''' - ''Rhopophilus albosuperciliaris'' |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Rhopophilus]] | + | *'''[[Beijing Babbler]]''' - ''Rhopophilus pekinensis'' |
