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| | + | [[Image:Yunnan_Nuthatch.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|James+Eaton|James Eaton}}<br>Yulong Xueshan, Yunnan, [[China]]]] |
| | + | '''Alternative name: Black-masked Nuthatch''' |
| | ;[[:Category:Sitta|Sitta]] yunnanensis | | ;[[:Category:Sitta|Sitta]] yunnanensis |
| - | [[Image:Yunnan_Nuthatch.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|James+Eaton|James Eaton}}<br>Location: Yulong Xueshan, Yunnan, [[China]]]] | |
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| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| - | 12cm. Bluey-grey, broad black stripe extending from the bill, through the eye and down the sides of the neck, white sides of the face and throat, pinkish-buff underparts, black bill, grey feet and a brown iris. Juveniles have a less bold eye stripe. | + | 12cm. A small nuthatch. |
| - | | + | * Slender, slightly upturned bill |
| | + | * Narrow white supercilium |
| | + | * Broad long black eyestripe |
| | + | * Blue-grey upperparts |
| | + | * White throat |
| | + | * Pinkish-buff underparts |
| | + | * Grey feet |
| | + | * Brown iris |
| | + | Sexes similar. Juveniles have a less bold eyestripe. |
| | ==Distribution== | | ==Distribution== |
| - | [[China]]. | + | Found in southern [[China]] from extreme southeast Tibet to Sichuan, Yunnan and western Guizhou.<br /> |
| - | | + | A locally common restricted-range species. Threatened by logging and forest fires. |
| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| - | This is a monotypic species.<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species.<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> |
| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| - | Mature pine forest, with little undergrowth. | + | Mature pine forest, with little undergrowth.<br /> |
| - | | + | Occurs from 2440 to 3400m. |
| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| - | They are arboreal. They inch up and down trunks and branches. They wedge nuts, insects and other food into crevices in the tree, and hack them open with their long, sturdy bill. | + | Little information about diet. Feeds on insects.<br /> |
| - | | + | Forage often among needle clusters of pines like a [[:Category:Paridae|tit]].<br /> |
| - | They nest in holes in trees or rocks; 4-10 eggs are laid. | + | Breeding poorly known. Juveniles are found from May onwards.<br /> |
| | + | A resident species.<br /> |
| | ==References== | | ==References== |
| - | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}} | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#{{Ref-HBWVol13}} |
| | + | {{ref}} |
| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| | {{GSearch|Sitta+yunnanensis}} | | {{GSearch|Sitta+yunnanensis}} |
Revision as of 19:04, 5 July 2012
Alternative name: Black-masked Nuthatch
- Sitta yunnanensis
Identification
12cm. A small nuthatch.
- Slender, slightly upturned bill
- Narrow white supercilium
- Broad long black eyestripe
- Blue-grey upperparts
- White throat
- Pinkish-buff underparts
- Grey feet
- Brown iris
Sexes similar. Juveniles have a less bold eyestripe.
Distribution
Found in southern China from extreme southeast Tibet to Sichuan, Yunnan and western Guizhou.
A locally common restricted-range species. Threatened by logging and forest fires.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.1
Habitat
Mature pine forest, with little undergrowth.
Occurs from 2440 to 3400m.
Behaviour
Little information about diet. Feeds on insects.
Forage often among needle clusters of pines like a tit.
Breeding poorly known. Juveniles are found from May onwards.
A resident species.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2008. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 13: Penduline-tits to Shrikes. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553453
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