Fire-tailed myzornis

Fire-tailed myzornis
Male from Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary, Sikkim, India
Scientific classification Edit this 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

The fire-tailed myzornis (Myzornis pyrrhoura) is a species of bird. Its genus Myzornis is monotypic, and has recently been placed in the family Paradoxornithidae.[2]

Description

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 the crown. 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]

Distribution and habitat

The species is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane 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]

Ecology

The fire-tailed myzornis feeds on insects, spiders and small arthropods, as well as consuming fruit, nectar and sap 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]

  • Bamboo stalks
    Bamboo stalks
  • Rhododendron
    Rhododendron
  • Birch
    Birch
  • Oak
    Oak
  • Rhododendron
    Rhododendron
  • Fire-tailed myzornis sunbathing beside Dirang Mandala Road at Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary
    Fire-tailed myzornis sunbathing beside Dirang Mandala Road at Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary

References

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2018). "Myzornis pyrrhoura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22716760A132113018. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22716760A132113018.en. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  2. ^ Gelang, Magnus; Alice Cibois; Eric Pasquet; Urban Olsson; Per Alström; Per G. P. Ericson (2009). "Phylogeny of babblers (Aves, Passeriformes): major lineages, family limits and classification". Zoologica Scripta. 38 (3): 225–236. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00374.x. S2CID 21691730.
  3. ^ a b c Collar, N. & Robson, C. (2017). Fire-tailed Myzornis (Myzornis pyrrhoura). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/59675 on 14 June 2017).

Further reading

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.