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Revision as of 12:25, 26 February 2009
- Rhipidura hypoxantha
Identification
11.5–12.5 cm. Yellow forehead, brow, and underparts,olive-grey upperparts, black mask, long, white-tipped gray tail. Female's mask is dark olive.
Distribution
Northern India, southeastern Tibet, southwestern China, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, northern Bangladesh, northern Myanmar, northern Thailand, and northern Vietnam.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Moist evergreen forest and jungle.
Behaviour
The diet includes small flying insects.
It builds a compact deep cup, attached to the upperside of a branch. 3 cream to pinkish-cream eggs with tiny dark reddish speckles, are laid.