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;[[:Category:Chrysomma|Chrysomma]] sinense | ;[[:Category:Chrysomma|Chrysomma]] sinense | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Rufous upperparts and head, buff underparts, dark beak, orangey-yellow eye, orange legs, dark bill, long rufous tail. | Rufous upperparts and head, buff underparts, dark beak, orangey-yellow eye, orange legs, dark bill, long rufous tail. | ||
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South [[Asia]]. | South [[Asia]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Fours subspecies recognized: | ||
| + | * ''C. s. hypoleucum'' in [[Pakistan]], [[Nepal]] and much of [[India]] | ||
| + | * ''C. s. nasale'' in [[Sri Lanka]] | ||
| + | * ''C. s. saturatius'' in northeast [[India]] (West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam) | ||
| + | * ''C. s. sinense'' in northeast [[India]] south of the river Brahmaputra, in [[Bangladesh]], [[Burma]], [[Thailand]], southern [[China]], [[Laos]] and [[Vietnam]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Open grass and scrubland. | Open grass and scrubland. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#{{Ref-HBWVol12}}#{{Ref-RasmussenAnderton05}} | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Chrysomma+sinense}} | {{GSearch|Chrysomma+sinense}} | ||
Revision as of 17:01, 20 July 2009
- Chrysomma sinense
Identification
Rufous upperparts and head, buff underparts, dark beak, orangey-yellow eye, orange legs, dark bill, long rufous tail.
Distribution
South Asia.
Taxonomy
Fours subspecies recognized:
- C. s. hypoleucum in Pakistan, Nepal and much of India
- C. s. nasale in Sri Lanka
- C. s. saturatius in northeast India (West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam)
- C. s. sinense in northeast India south of the river Brahmaputra, in Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, southern China, Laos and Vietnam
Habitat
Open grass and scrubland.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553422
- Rasmussen, PC and JC Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334672
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-eyed Babbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-eyed_Babbler
