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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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13cm.  Black crown, black long pointed crest, black eye line, black broad band from chin to vent, yellow line over each eye, yellow patch on hind neck, yellow cheeks and sides of body, green-yellow upperparts, black wings and tail, dark brown iris, black bill, dark slate blue legs.
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14–15·5 cm
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*Black crown and long pointed crest
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*Black eye line
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*Black broad band from chin to vent
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*Yellow line over each eye
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*Yellow patch on hind neck, cheeks and sides of body
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*Greenish-yellow upperparts
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*Black wings and tail
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*Dark brown iris
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*Black bill
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*Slate blue legs
  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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[[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]], [[China]], [[Hong Kong]], [[India]], [[Laos]], [[Burma]], [[Nepal]], [[Thailand]], and [[Vietnam]].
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[[Asia]]: [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]]<br />
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'''South Asia''': [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]], [[Bhutan]], [[Japan]], [[Hong Kong]]<br />
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'''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Thailand]]
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
 
Placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Machlolophus|Machlolophus]]'' by Gill and Donsker.
 
Placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Machlolophus|Machlolophus]]'' by Gill and Donsker.
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====Subspeies====
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There are 4 subspeies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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*''P. s. spilonotus'':
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:*Eastern [[Himalayas]] and adjacent north-eastern [[Myanmar]] to southern [[Tibet]] and south-western [[China]]
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*''P. s. subviridis'':
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:*North-eastern [[India|Indian]] hill states to Myanmar, northern [[Thailand]] and north-western [[Laos]]
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*''P. s. rex'':
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:*Southern China to north-western [[Vietnam]] and north-eastern Laos
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*''P. s. basileus'':
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:*Southern Laos (Bolavens Plateau) and southern Vietnam (southern Annam)
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==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Moist lowland forests and montanes, well wooded hills.
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Temperate and cloud forests, deciduous and mixed with oak and pine. Observed at heights around 1000 m.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
 
Arboreal.
 
Arboreal.
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====Diet====
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Their diet is not too well recorded, but consists of insects, larvae, buds and berries.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2015)
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#BF Memember observations
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Parus+spilonotus}}
 
{{GSearch|Parus+spilonotus}}
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Parus]]
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Parus]]

Revision as of 22:34, 28 April 2015

Photo by jam1
Hong Kong, October 2008
Parus spilonotus

Identification

14–15·5 cm

  • Black crown and long pointed crest
  • Black eye line
  • Black broad band from chin to vent
  • Yellow line over each eye
  • Yellow patch on hind neck, cheeks and sides of body
  • Greenish-yellow upperparts
  • Black wings and tail
  • Dark brown iris
  • Black bill
  • Slate blue legs

Distribution

Asia: China, Tibet, Nepal
South Asia: India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Bhutan, Japan, Hong Kong
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand

Taxonomy

Placed in the genus Machlolophus by Gill and Donsker.

Subspeies

There are 4 subspeies[1]:

  • P. s. spilonotus:
  • P. s. subviridis:
  • P. s. rex:
  • Southern China to north-western Vietnam and north-eastern Laos
  • P. s. basileus:
  • Southern Laos (Bolavens Plateau) and southern Vietnam (southern Annam)

Habitat

Temperate and cloud forests, deciduous and mixed with oak and pine. Observed at heights around 1000 m.

Behaviour

Arboreal.

Diet

Their diet is not too well recorded, but consists of insects, larvae, buds and berries.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2015)
  4. BF Memember observations

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External Links

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