Purple Cochoa
Cochoa purpurea
An extremely shy and retiring bird, usually sluggish and difficult to see in well-shaded forests; coloration is unlike that of any typical thrush. At a distance, seems entirely dark with a soft purple crown and tail; up close, black face and wingtips are visible. Overall coloration is a powdery brownish-purple in males and chestnut-brown in females. Will occasionally move with mixed-species flocks, but usually sluggish, seldom leaving its perch. Song is a far-carrying, hauntingly human-like whistle. Inhabits damp hill and submontane forests, particularly in areas with ravines and stream gullies.
识别特征
This bird appears dark in the shade of the forest and the colours become clear only when it is lit by the sun. The crown is silvery blue and a black mask runs over the eye. A grey carpal patch is present at the base of the black wing feathers and a wing patch is prominent. The tail is silvery blue with a black terminal band. The male has dull purplish grey secondaries and coverts and the body is greyish while the female has rufous replacing the purple.<p>The genus name is from the Nepali word for the bird and was used by Brian Houghton Hodgson. The family position of the cochoas has been unclear with some sources suggesting that they belong to the Muscicapidae while others have suggested them to be in the family Turdidae. The latter suggestion has found more support in recent molecular studies.
分类信息
Genus: Cochoa; Family: Turdidae; Order: Passeriformes.
- 学名
- Cochoa purpurea
- 命名信息
- Hodgson, 1836
- 目
- Passeriformes
- 科
- Turdidae
- 属
- Cochoa
分布与栖息地
It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. In India, it is found along the Himalayas with the western limit about 100 km west of Musoorie.<p>Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
- 迁徙
- Resident species
行为
Migration pattern: Resident species.
保护状况
Population trend: declining.
- 种群趋势
- declining
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