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[[Image:Himalayanrubythroat1-White-tailed Rubythroat-1.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|James+Eaton|James Eaton}}<br />[[Kaziranga National Park]], Assam, [[India]], April 2011]] | [[Image:Himalayanrubythroat1-White-tailed Rubythroat-1.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|James+Eaton|James Eaton}}<br />[[Kaziranga National Park]], Assam, [[India]], April 2011]] | ||
;[[:Category:Calliope|Calliope]] pectoralis | ;[[:Category:Calliope|Calliope]] pectoralis | ||
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| + | Gill and Donsker have now split this species in '''Chinese Rubythroat''' (''tschebaiewi'') and '''Himalayan Rubythroat''' (''pectoralis'' with ''confusa'' and ''ballioni''). | ||
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Recording by {{user|china+guy|china guy}}, Sichuan, [[China]] May 2011 | Recording by {{user|china+guy|china guy}}, Sichuan, [[China]] May 2011 | ||
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- Calliope pectoralis
Includes Himalayan Rubythroat, Chinese Rubythroat
Identification
Distribution
Asia: found in Turkestan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, China, Tibet, Inner Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Bangladesh and Bhutan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar and Thailand
Taxonomy
Formerly placed in genus Luscinia.
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- C. p. pectoralis:
- Mountains of Turkestan to Afghanistan (Pamirs) and northern Pakistan
- C. p. confusa:
- C. p. ballioni:
- Western China (western Xinjiang from Tien Shan to Kashgar)
- C. p. tschebaiewi:
Gill and Donsker have now split this species in Chinese Rubythroat (tschebaiewi) and Himalayan Rubythroat (pectoralis with confusa and ballioni).
Habitat
Temperate forests.
Behaviour
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Himalayan rubythroat.mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
Recording by china guy, Sichuan, China May 2011
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2017. IOC World Bird Names (version 7.1). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-tailed Rubythroat. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-tailed_Rubythroat
