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The male is slaty brown above with a white forehead and supercilium. The wings are brownish and the tail is blackish with white base and tips. The sides of the throat and breast are black and the centre of the chin and throat is scarlet. The belly and vent are white. The female is dull, brownish grey above with a diffuse supercilium and smoky underparts. The centre of the throat is whitish and a short whitish moustachial stripe is present in the eastern populations.<ref name=hbk>{{cite book|author=Ali S & S D Ripley|year=1997 |pages=225-229|title=Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan|volume=8|edition=2|publisher=Oxford University Press|place=New Delhi}}</ref> |
The male is slaty brown above with a white forehead and supercilium. The wings are brownish and the tail is blackish with white base and tips. The sides of the throat and breast are black and the centre of the chin and throat is scarlet. The belly and vent are white. The female is dull, brownish grey above with a diffuse supercilium and smoky underparts. The centre of the throat is whitish and a short whitish moustachial stripe is present in the eastern populations.<ref name=hbk>{{cite book|author=Ali S & S D Ripley|year=1997 |pages=225-229|title=Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan|volume=8|edition=2|publisher=Oxford University Press|place=New Delhi}}</ref> |
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The subspecies found in Afghanistan ''bailloni'' has the male paler than the nominate subspecies of the western Himalayas. In the central and eastern Himlayas ''confusa'', is similar but has the male blacker above with a more prominent white forehead. The Tibetan region is occupied by subspecies ''tschebaiewi'' which has a face pattern like that of the Siberian Rubythroat and a strong white submoustachial streak. The thin supercilium over the eyes does not meet at the forehead. Being rather distinctive and possibly closer to the Siberian Rubythroat, the taxonomy and placement of this population and the species have been questioned.<ref name=pcr>{{cite book|author=Rasmussen PC & JC Anderton|year=2005|title=Birds of South Asia. Volume 2|publisher=Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions|place=Washington DC and Barcelona|pages=391-392}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.archive.org/stream/checklistofbirds101964pete#page/44/mode/2up/|pages=44-45|title=Check-list of Birds of the World. Volume 10|editor=Mayr E & R A Paynter, Jr|author=Deignan, HG; RA Paynter, Jr;S D Ripley|publisher=Museum of Comparative Zoology|place=Cambridge, Massachusetts|year=1964}}</ref> |
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==Distribution and habitat== |
==Distribution and habitat== |
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It is found in [[Central Asia]] and the [[Indian Subcontinent]], ranging across [[Afghanistan]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]], [[India]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Myanmar]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[Russia]], [[Tajikistan]], [[Thailand]], [[Turkmenistan]], and [[Uzbekistan]]. The move up north and into higher altitudes in summer and move into lower elevations to the south in winter. Its natural [[habitat]] is open woodland and scrub.<ref name=pcr/> |
It is found in [[Central Asia]] and the [[Indian Subcontinent]], ranging across [[Afghanistan]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]], [[India]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Myanmar]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[Russia]], [[Tajikistan]], [[Thailand]], [[Turkmenistan]], and [[Uzbekistan]]. The move up north and into higher altitudes in summer and move into lower elevations to the south in winter. Its natural [[habitat]] is open woodland and scrub.<ref name=pcr/> |
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The White-tailed Rubythroat or Himalayan Rubythroat (Luscinia pectoralis) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is closely related to the Siberian Rubythroat which however lacks the distinctive white tail-tips and white tail bases. It is found along the Himalayan ranges from Afghanistan to Burma. Several subspecies are recognized across its wide range.
Description
The male is slaty brown above with a white forehead and supercilium. The wings are brownish and the tail is blackish with white base and tips. The sides of the throat and breast are black and the centre of the chin and throat is scarlet. The belly and vent are white. The female is dull, brownish grey above with a diffuse supercilium and smoky underparts. The centre of the throat is whitish and a short whitish moustachial stripe is present in the eastern populations.[1]
The subspecies found in Afghanistan bailloni has the male paler than the nominate subspecies of the western Himalayas. In the central and eastern Himlayas confusa, is similar but has the male blacker above with a more prominent white forehead. The Tibetan region is occupied by subspecies tschebaiewi which has a face pattern like that of the Siberian Rubythroat and a strong white submoustachial streak. The thin supercilium over the eyes does not meet at the forehead. Being rather distinctive and possibly closer to the Siberian Rubythroat, the taxonomy and placement of this population and the species have been questioned.[2][3]
Distribution and habitat
It is found in Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent, ranging across Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The move up north and into higher altitudes in summer and move into lower elevations to the south in winter. Its natural habitat is open woodland and scrub.[2]
References
- ^ Ali S & S D Ripley (1997). Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan. Vol. 8 (2 ed.). New Delhi: Oxford University Press. pp. 225–229.
- ^ a b Rasmussen PC & JC Anderton (2005). Birds of South Asia. Volume 2. Washington DC and Barcelona: Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions. pp. 391–392.
- ^ Deignan, HG; RA Paynter, Jr;S D Ripley (1964). Mayr E & R A Paynter, Jr (ed.). Check-list of Birds of the World. Volume 10. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. pp. 44–45.
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