Mountain tailorbird
The mountain tailorbird (Phyllergates cucullatus) is a songbird species formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, but is now placed in the genus Phyllergates of the family Cettiidae.
A close-up image from Arunachal Pradesh, India
| Mountain tailorbird | |
|---|---|
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cettiidae |
| Genus: | Phyllergates |
| Species: | P. cucullatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllergates cucullatus (Temminck, 1836) | |
 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Orthotomus cuculatus | |
It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
References
- BirdLife International (2017). "Phyllergates cucullatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.