L=23cm
Chinese Hwamei (Adult)
Chinese Hwamei (Foraging)
Chinese Hwamei (Singing)
Chinese Hwamei (Close-up)
| No.909 | Chinese Hwamei | Garrulax canorus | L=23cm |
Rank : 1 |
| Introduced (Resident) | ||||
| An alienspecies originated in south-eastern China. The plumage is mostlyreddish-brown, and a white ring around the eye extends backwards as a whitestripe. The song is a loud varied whistling with imitations of other birds.Though it is not known exactly how the bird was introduced to Japan, itshabitat has rapidly been expanding, and the bird is a common resident now inAsakawa River basin. Takiyama Hills, and toMt. Jimba, Mt. Kagenobu, Kobotoke-Shiroyama Hills and Mt. Takao during1999～2001. Further penetration to the whole Tama Hills area was observedduring 2002～2004. | ||||
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Chinese Hwamei (Adult) |
Chinese Hwamei (Foraging) |
Chinese Hwamei (Singing) |
Chinese Hwamei (Close-up) |
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