Sunday, July 29, 2012

>Spizixos semitorques (Collared Finchbill)

Collared Finchbill



Collared Finchbill
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Pycnonotidae
Genus:Spizixos
Species:S. semitorques
Binomial name
Spizixos semitorques
Swinhoe, 1861 Ibis
The Collared Finchbill (Spizixos semitorques) is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is found in China, Taiwan, and Vietnam.
The species favors hilled forests at moderate elevations. Primarily a frugivore, the collared finch-billed bulbul also eats seeds and insects. The birds are typically monogamous, with females building nests in trees in which to lay their eggs.

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