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Revision as of 18:46, 8 January 2009

Photo by Alister Benn (Aliben)
Location: Hubei, China
Cettia fortipes

Identification

12cm. Brown above, light yellow brown below, white supercilium, paler throat and belly, dark brown iris, brown grey bill, pink brown legs. Sexes alike.

Distribution

Pakistan east to Vietnam and Taiwan.

Taxonomy

Polytypic. Consists of four subspecies.

Habitat

Hillside scrub, dense undergrowth, bamboo thickets, forest edges, bushy ravines.

Behaviour

The diet includes insects, larvae and eggs.

The nest is a ball or cup of dry grass, leaves, moss and feathers placed low in a bush.

References

Birding in Taiwan

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