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;[[:Category:Mycerobas|Mycerobas]] melanozanthos | ;[[:Category:Mycerobas|Mycerobas]] melanozanthos | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | 22–23 cm (8½-9 in)<br /> | ||
+ | '''Male''' | ||
+ | *Slate-grey head, upper breast and upperparts | ||
+ | *Yellow underparts | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[ | + | [[Image:Spot-winged Grosbeak 2.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Females<br />Photo by Photo by {{user|robby+thai|robby thai}}<br />Doi Phu Hom Pok NP, [[Thailand]], March 2017]] |
+ | [[Asia]]: found from the mountains of northern [[Pakistan]] to southern [[Tibet]], south-western [[China]], [[Myanmar]] and [[Thailand]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | + | Lower and submontane evergreen forests and secondary growth. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | + | ====Diet==== | |
− | + | They eat seeds and berries, including cherries. | |
+ | ====Breeding==== | ||
+ | There is only a little information available. Their nest is a cup of plant fibres, supported by a platform of fir twigs. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2017) | ||
+ | #BF Member observations | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Mycerobas+melanozanthos}} | {{GSearch|Mycerobas+melanozanthos}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Mycerobas]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Mycerobas]] |
Latest revision as of 00:46, 19 March 2017
- Mycerobas melanozanthos
Identification
22–23 cm (8½-9 in)
Male
- Slate-grey head, upper breast and upperparts
- Yellow underparts
Distribution
Asia: found from the mountains of northern Pakistan to southern Tibet, south-western China, Myanmar and Thailand.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Lower and submontane evergreen forests and secondary growth.
Behaviour
Diet
They eat seeds and berries, including cherries.
Breeding
There is only a little information available. Their nest is a cup of plant fibres, supported by a platform of fir twigs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2017)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Spot-winged Grosbeak. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Spot-winged_Grosbeak