Gray-bellied Tesia

Tesia cyaniventer

Long-legged and short-tailed, this tiny bird moves rapidly and unseen through dark, dense undergrowth like a pint-sized shadow. Yellowish-green above and gray below, with a black line extending through the eye below a pale yellowish eyebrow. Slaty-bellied Tesia is extremely similar, but has a brighter yellowish crown, darker gray underparts, and no pale eyebrow. Gray-bellied breeds in mid- to high-elevation forest, sometimes descending into lower foothills in the winter. Forages in dense undergrowth, particularly near streams and fern or bamboo clusters. Listen for its song: a few clear, high, bell-like notes followed by a brief sputtering explosion of lower notes. 

识别特征

Long-legged and short-tailed, this tiny bird moves rapidly and unseen through dark, dense undergrowth like a pint-sized shadow. Yellowish-green above and gray below, with a black line extending through the eye below a pale yellowish eyebrow. Slaty-bellied Tesia is extremely similar, but has a brighter yellowish crown, darker gray underparts, and no pale eyebrow. Gray-bellied breeds in mid- to high-elevation forest, sometimes descending into lower foothills in the winter. Forages in dense undergrowth, particularly near streams and fern or bamboo clusters. Listen for its song: a few clear, high, bell-like notes followed by a brief sputtering explosion of lower notes. 

分类信息

学名
Tesia cyaniventer
命名信息
Hodgson, 1837
Passeriformes
Cettiidae
Tesia

分布与栖息地

迁徙
Vertical migration

保护状况

种群趋势
stable

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分布

鸟叫声

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