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Collared finchbill

The collared finchbill is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in China, Taiwan, Japan and Vietnam.

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Collared finchbill
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Spizixos
Species:
S. semitorques
Binomial name
Spizixos semitorques
Synonyms
  • Spizixus cinereicapillus

The collared finchbill (Spizixos semitorques) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in China, Taiwan, Japan and Vietnam.

The species favors forested hills at moderate elevations. Primarily a frugivore, the collared finchbill also eats seeds and insects. The birds are typically monogamous, with females building nests in trees in which to lay their eggs.3

Diet

They eat fruit, including Hedera nepalensis and Paederia scandens.4

Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the collared finchbill include the black-headed finch-bill, Chinese finch-bill, Japanese finch-bill, collared finch-billed bulbul and Swinhoe's finch-billed bulbul.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:5

  • S. s. semitorques - R. Swinhoe, 1861: Found in central and southern China, northern Vietnam
  • S. s. cinereicapillus - R. Swinhoe, 1871: Originally described as a separate species. Found in Taiwan and Miyako and Yaeyama Islands of Japan
References

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Spizixos semitorques". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T22712600A94337830. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712600A94337830.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. Swinhoe, Robert (1861). "Notes on the Birds observed about Talien Bay (North China), from June 21 to July 24, 1860". Ibis. 3 (9–12): 266. ISSN 0019-1019.
  3. "Collared Finch-Billed Bulbul Fact Sheet, Lincoln Park Zoo"
  4. Yang, Yifan; Xu, Bin; Yu, Qingqing; Fan, Likun; Guo, Tingting; Fu, Dongshi; Chen, Hao; Yan, Hai; Shao, Feng; Li, Xiaopeng (2022-10-12). "Distribution Pattern and Factors Influencing Spontaneous Plant Diversity in Different Wetland Habitats". Forests. 13 (10): 1678. doi:10.3390/f13101678. ISSN 1999-4907.
  5. "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-03-12.