Emei Shan Liocichla
Liocichla omeiensis
A diminutive but stout and large-headed relative of the laughingthrushes. Brownish-gray with bright orange highlights on its wing feathers and a faint yellow eyebrow which curves down into a weak crescent behind the ear. Like a laughingthrush, tends to stick to the understory in thickets, dense bamboo clusters, and thick secondary growth in mid-elevational areas. Not extremely social; often seen singly, occasionally in small flocks.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Liocichla omeiensis
- Authority
- Riley, 1926
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Leiothrichidae
- Genus
- Liocichla
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- declining
Photos
Distribution
Bird Calls
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