Red-billed Leiothrix, Leiothrix lutea

Red-billed Leiothrix

Leiothrix lutea

3 January 2011

Possible regional races (polytypic), extralimital races are greyed out

L. l. kumaiensis Whistler 1943
L. l. kwangtungensis Stresemann 1923
L. l. yunnanensis Rothschild 1921
L. l. calipyga (Hodgson) 1837
L. l. lutea (Scopoli) 1786

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Red-billed Leiothrix, Leiothrix lutea

Resident entire mid Himalaya etc.

This species usually associates in small parties of five or six, frequenting the dense thickets and underwood that springs up wherever the forest is partially cleared. It is a shy bird, and avoids observation in general (EW Oates-1889).

References:
Rasmussen, P.C. & Anderton, J.C. (2005): Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide (2 Volumes), v.1, p.278, v.2, p.448. Published by Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA and Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain.
Oates, EW. (1889): The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Birds v.1, p.221. Edited by W.T. Blanford. Published under the authority of the Secretary of State for India in Council

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