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- Tarsiger indicus
Identification
15cm. Blue grey face and mantle, yellow olive crown, long white supercilium, black bill, brown legs, orange throat, breast and flanks, white belly. Female - grey brown above, white eye ring and supercilium, orange buff below, white belly.
Distribution
Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, and Vietnam.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
Tarsiger indicus indicus Himalayas (Nepal to Bhutan, se Tibet and Assam)
Tarsiger indicus yunnanensis SW China (Yunnan); > to n Myanmar and n Tonkin
Tarsiger indicus formosanus Mountains of Taiwan
Habitat
Dense undergrowth of mixed broadleaf and conifers at high elevations.
Behaviour
A cup shaped nest is placed in a hollow bank; 3-4 eggs are laid.
The diet includes insects.
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.
