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| | [[Image:IMG 8964.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Ayuwat J<br />Photo taken: Doi Inthanon, Chiangmai, Thailand.]] | | [[Image:IMG 8964.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Ayuwat J<br />Photo taken: Doi Inthanon, Chiangmai, Thailand.]] |
| - | ==Description== | + | |
| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| - | ==Distribution & Taxonomy== | + | 13cm. Dark olive brown upperparts, wings and tail, paler underparts, rust brown throat, breast and flanks, grey belly, black bill, brown legs, short white supercilium. Females and juveniles dull brown, white belly, rufous wings and tail, weaker supercilium. |
| | + | ==Distribution== |
| | + | [[Bhutan]], [[China]], [[India]], [[Indonesia]], [[Laos]], [[Malaysia]], [[Myanmar]], [[Nepal]], the [[Philippines]], [[Taiwan]], [[Thailand]], and [[Vietnam]]. |
| | + | ==Taxonomy== |
| | + | There are 14 subspecies. |
| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| | + | Mountain areas, broadleaf and mixed forests. |
| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| | + | The diet includes insects, larvae, berries, seeds, sprouts and buds of plants. |
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| | + | The moss and grass nest is placed in dense shrubs. |
| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| | {{GSearch|Brachypteryx+montana}} | | {{GSearch|Brachypteryx+montana}} |
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- Brachypteryx montana
Photo by Ayuwat J
Photo taken: Doi Inthanon, Chiangmai, Thailand.
Identification
13cm. Dark olive brown upperparts, wings and tail, paler underparts, rust brown throat, breast and flanks, grey belly, black bill, brown legs, short white supercilium. Females and juveniles dull brown, white belly, rufous wings and tail, weaker supercilium.
Distribution
Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Taxonomy
There are 14 subspecies.
Habitat
Mountain areas, broadleaf and mixed forests.
Behaviour
The diet includes insects, larvae, berries, seeds, sprouts and buds of plants.
The moss and grass nest is placed in dense shrubs.
External Links
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