fulvous parrotbill

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Beautiful little bird.

Thanks Gudrun Stahl Sharpley ....

PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN # 389 (Observe the Bird and recognize)...FULVOUS PARROTBILL ...[From a Photograph of MR. BISWAPRIYA RAHUT] ... WATERCOLOUR ...A4...2014... The fulvous parrotbill (Suthora fulvifrons) is a species of parrotbill in the Sylviidae family. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. 12–12·5 cm; female 7 g (chayulensis). Nominate race has whitish-buff forehead, rich buff forecrown fading to hindcrown, dark greyish-olive lateral crown... read more Song (nominate race) a high-pitched “si-tsiiii chúú” or “si-siii j. Occurs almost exclusively in dense bamboo in or near forest, at 2440–3660 m.e Feeds on bamboo and birch (Betula) buds, tiny seeds, and insects; ingests some grit. Specimens with active gonads in Jun–Jul in S China (SE Xizang). No other information on wild-living individuals. Sedentary, although governed by its dependence on bamboo. Not globally threatened. Uncommon to fairly common throughout its relatively restricted and narrow Sino-Himalayan range. Scarce to locally common in Himalayas.