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| − | + | [[Image:Grey_Bushchat.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo by {{user|Yeshey+Dorji|Yeshey Dorji}}<br />Taba, Thimphu, [[Bhutan]], August 2005]] | |
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;[[:Category:Saxicola|Saxicola]] ferreus | ;[[:Category:Saxicola|Saxicola]] ferreus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 14–15 cm<br /> | ||
| + | '''Male''' | ||
| + | *Grey plumage | ||
| + | *Long white [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] | ||
| + | *White throat and wing bar | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:Grey_bushchat_fem.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Alok+Tewari|aloktewari}}<br />YSS Ashram, Dwarahat, Uttarakhand, [[India]]]] | ||
[[Asia]]: found from northern [[Pakistan]] to southern [[Tibet]], south-eastern [[China]], [[Myanmar]] and northern [[Indochina]] | [[Asia]]: found from northern [[Pakistan]] to southern [[Tibet]], south-eastern [[China]], [[Myanmar]] and northern [[Indochina]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Montane broad-leaved forests, and forest edges; gardens with shrubs and bushes and small trees. Observed in the Himalayas at heights around 2133 m. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | [[Image:DSCN1306.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Immature<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|aloktewari}}<br />Dalhosie Hill Station, Himachal Pradesh, [[India]], June 2014]] | ||
| + | Their diet consists of a wide variety of insects, including spiders, grasshoppers and beetles, with the occasional addition of seeds. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015) | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Saxicola+ | + | {{GSearch|Saxicola+ferr}} |
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{{Video|Grey_Bushchat}} | {{Video|Grey_Bushchat}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Saxicola]] [[Category:Videos]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Saxicola]] [[Category:Videos]] | ||
Revision as of 23:26, 17 February 2015
- Saxicola ferreus
Identification
14–15 cm
Male
- Grey plumage
- Long white supercilium
- White throat and wing bar
Distribution
Asia: found from northern Pakistan to southern Tibet, south-eastern China, Myanmar and northern Indochina
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Two subspecies are recognised by some authorities: S. f. ferreus and S. f. haringtoni[2]
Habitat
Montane broad-leaved forests, and forest edges; gardens with shrubs and bushes and small trees. Observed in the Himalayas at heights around 2133 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of a wide variety of insects, including spiders, grasshoppers and beetles, with the occasional addition of seeds.
References
- 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/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grey Bushchat. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey_Bushchat
External Links
