Biology:Collared finchbill
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Short description: Species of songbird
| Collared finchbill | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Chordata |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Aves |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Passeriformes |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Pycnonotidae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Spizixos |
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| Spizixos semitorques R. Swinhoe, 1861[2]
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The collared finchbill (Spizixos semitorques) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in China, Taiwan, Japan and Vietnam.
The species favors forested hills at moderate elevations. Primarily a frugivore, the collared finchbill also eats seeds and insects. The birds are typically monogamous, with females building nests in trees in which to lay their eggs.[3]
Taxonomy and systematics
Alternate names for the collared finchbill include the black-headed finch-bill, Chinese finch-bill, Japanese finch-bill, collared finch-billed bulbul and Swinhoe's finch-billed bulbul.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:[4]
- S. s. semitorques - R. Swinhoe, 1861: Found in central and southern China, northern Vietnam
- S. s. cinereicapillus - R. Swinhoe, 1871: Originally described as a separate species. Found in Taiwan and Miyako and Yaeyama Islands of Japan
References
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- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Spizixos semitorques". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22712600A94337830. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712600A94337830.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22712600/94337830. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ↑ Swinhoe, Robert (1861). "Notes on the Birds observed about Talien Bay (North China), from June 21 to July 24, 1860". Ibis 3 (9–12): 266. ISSN 0019-1019. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/35144#page/300/mode/1up.
- ↑ "Collared Finch-Billed Bulbul Fact Sheet, Lincoln Park Zoo"
- ↑ "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List" (in en-US). http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/bulbuls/.
Wikidata ☰ Q591461 entry
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