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Photo by James Eaton
Wolong, Sichuan, China, June 2011
Periparus rubidiventris

Identification

Distribution

Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Three subspecies recognized[1]:

  • P. r. rubidiventris from northwest India to central Nepal
  • P. r. beavani from central Nepal to northeast Burma, northwest India, south Tibet and southwest China
  • P. r. saramatii in northwest Burma (Mount Sarameti in Naga Hills)

An additional subspecies whistleri is not usually considered valid[2].

Habitat

Boreal and temperate forests.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
  2. Avibase

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