| Fire-tailed myzornis | |
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| Male fromPangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary,Sikkim,India | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paradoxornithidae |
| Genus: | Myzornis Blyth, 1843 |
| Species: | M. pyrrhoura |
| Binomial name | |
| Myzornis pyrrhoura Blyth, 1843 | |
Thefire-tailed myzornis (Myzornis pyrrhoura) is aspecies of bird. Its genusMyzornis ismonotypic, and has recently been placed in the familyParadoxornithidae.[2]
The fire-tailed myzornis is a small species of warbler, 11 to 13 cm (4.3–5.1 in) long and weighing 10–13 g (0.35–0.46 oz). It has bright green plumage with a black mask around the eyes and black scalloping on thecrown. The wing is black and white with a streak of bright red and the sides of the tail are red too. The bill is long, slightly curved and black.[3]
The species is found inBhutan,China,India,Myanmar, andNepal. Its naturalhabitat is subtropical or tropical moistmontane forests. It is a common species in the upper ridges of the Sikkim and Arunachal Himalayas; mostly between 9,000 ft and 13,000 ft according to climatic conditions and seasonal variation. It prefers bamboo thickets,Rhododendron shrubs, birches, and junipers.[1] There is some seasonal movement, the bird descending to lower altitudes in autumn.[3]
The fire-tailed myzornis feeds oninsects,spiders and smallarthropods, as well as consuming fruit,nectar andsap from trees. In India and Nepal the breeding season is April to June, but the season may be longer in Bhutan, as juveniles have been observed in mid-September.[3]
Collar, N. J.; Robson, C. (2007). "Family Timaliidae (Babblers)". In del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Christie, D.A. (eds.).Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions.
