Wednesday, August 29, 2012

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Fire-tailed Myzornis


Fire-tailed Myzornis
male, Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Northeast India 
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Sylviidae
Genus:Myzornis
Blyth, 1843
Species:M. pyrrhoura
Binomial name
Myzornis pyrrhoura
Blyth, 1843
The Fire-tailed Myzornis (Myzornis pyrrhoura) is a bird species formerly placed in the Old World babbler family (Timaliidae). Its genus Myzornis is monotypic, and has recently been placed in the (much reduced) Old World warbler family Sylviidae.
It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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