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'''Alternative name: Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail''' | '''Alternative name: Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail''' | ||
| + | [[Image:Yellow-bellied_Fantail.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|PrinPrince|PrinPrince}} <br />Chiang Mai, [[Thailand]], April, 2009]] | ||
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;[[:Category: Chelidorhynx|Chelidorhynx]] hypoxantha | ;[[:Category: Chelidorhynx|Chelidorhynx]] hypoxantha | ||
''Rhipidura hypoxantha'' | ''Rhipidura hypoxantha'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 11.5–12.5 cm | + | 11.5–12.5 cm<br /> |
| + | *Yellow forehead, brow, and underparts | ||
| + | *Olive-grey upperparts | ||
| + | *Black mask | ||
| + | *Long, white-tipped gray tail<br /> | ||
| + | '''Female''': the mask is dark olive | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | [[Asia]]: found in [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[India]], eastern and western [[Himalayas]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]]<br /> | |
| − | + | '''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Vietnam]] and [[Thailand]] | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species. | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species. |
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It was formerly placed in the genus [[:Category: Rhipidura|Rhipidura]] but recent research showed it to be a [[:Category: Stenostiridae|Fairy Flycatcher]] and not a Fantail. | It was formerly placed in the genus [[:Category: Rhipidura|Rhipidura]] but recent research showed it to be a [[:Category: Stenostiridae|Fairy Flycatcher]] and not a Fantail. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Moist evergreen forest and jungle. | + | Moist evergreen broad leaf forest and jungle. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | The diet includes small flying insects. | + | ====Diet==== |
| − | + | The diet includes small flying insects which are flushed by fluttering in amongst the branches. | |
| − | It builds a compact deep cup, attached to the upperside of a branch. 3 cream to pinkish-cream eggs with tiny dark reddish speckles | + | ====Breeding==== |
| + | It builds a compact deep cup made from moss, which is attached to the upperside of a branch. The clutch consists of 3 cream to pinkish-cream eggs with tiny dark reddish speckles. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=145144 Thread in the taxonomy forum] discussing this species. |
| + | #Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|Fantail+hypoxantha}} |
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Chelidorhynx]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Chelidorhynx]] | ||
Revision as of 20:34, 23 November 2014
Alternative name: Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail
- Chelidorhynx hypoxantha
Rhipidura hypoxantha
Identification
11.5–12.5 cm
- Yellow forehead, brow, and underparts
- Olive-grey upperparts
- Black mask
- Long, white-tipped gray tail
Female: the mask is dark olive
Distribution
Asia: found in China, Tibet, Nepal, India, eastern and western Himalayas, Bangladesh, Bhutan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly placed in the genus Rhipidura but recent research showed it to be a Fairy Flycatcher and not a Fantail.
Habitat
Moist evergreen broad leaf forest and jungle.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes small flying insects which are flushed by fluttering in amongst the branches.
Breeding
It builds a compact deep cup made from moss, which is attached to the upperside of a branch. The clutch consists of 3 cream to pinkish-cream eggs with tiny dark reddish speckles.
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/
- Thread in the taxonomy forum discussing this species.
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-bellied Fantail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-bellied_Fantail
