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Revision as of 22:57, 13 October 2015

Poecile hypermelaenus

Identification

11–12 cm (4¼-4¾ in)

  • Black crown and bib
  • White lower cheeks

Distribution

Central and eastern China to south-eastern Tibet, and western Myanmar

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1], however, some authorities consider it a part of Marsh Tit[2]

The scientific names has in the past been given as either of the following: Parus hypermelaenus, Periparus hypermelaenus or Poecile hypermelaena.

Habitat

Open broadleaved evergreen and pine forest, forest edge, scrub.

Behaviour

Diet

Ther diet onsists almost entirely of insects such as bees, stone and caddis flies.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015)

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