David Nightingale
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The David nightingale ( Calliope pectardens , syn .: Luscinia pectardens ), also known as fire-throated nightingale , is a songbird from the subfamily of the Schmätzer (Saxicolinae) within the family of the flycatcher (Muscicapidae). It is named after the French Lazarist and naturalist Armand David , who first described it.
features
The David Nightingale reaches a body length of 14.5 cm. In the male, the upper side is slate brown. The wings and tail are blackish brown. The head and neck sides are black. There is a whitish patch on the side of the neck over the shoulders. A striking, lively orange to fiery red area extends over the throat and center of the chest, from which the English name Firethroat comes. The belly is dirty white. The basal half of the tail has white outer edges. The top of the female is brown. The white outer edges of the tail are missing. The underside is ocher with a white center of the belly. Juvenile birds are spotted dark gray. The white tail sides of the adult birds are missing. The iris is dark brown, the beak is black, and the feet are brownish pink.
Vocalizations
The long-lasting singing is loud, has a lovely effect and varies with every note that is repeated several times. Sometimes the phrases of other bird species are imitated and interspersed with harsh tones. The alarm call is a throaty tok .
Distribution area
The breeding areas are in western Sichuan ( Emei Shan , Baoxing , Kanding , Moawen , Wenchuan ), Yunnan ( Lijiang ) and in southeastern Tibet . The species was found overwintering in northeast India ( Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya ), in Bangladesh and in northeast Myanmar .
Habitat and way of life
The habitat are dense montane bush and bamboo forests at altitudes between 2800 and 3700 m, in valley floors and along river banks. The way of life is little explored. The species is very secretive, so it is difficult to observe. The food of the David nightingale consists of arthropods , which it looks for on the forest floor. Frequent spreading of the tail is typical.
status
BirdLife International has put the species on the " near threatened " list . Currently the population is estimated at 10,000 to 20,000 adult birds and the only currently known breeding area is in the Wolong Biosphere Reserve in Sichuan. The main source of risk lies in deforestation and increasing land use in both the breeding and wintering areas.
literature
- John MacKinnon & Karen Phillipps: A Field Guide to the Birds of China: Ornithology . Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN 978-019-854-940-6
- Josep del Hoyo et al .: Handbook of the Birds of the World. (HBW), Volume 10: Cuckoo-shrikes to thrushes. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona 2005, ISBN 84-87334-72-5 .
Web links
- BirdLife International: Species Factsheet - Firethroat ( Calliope pectardens ) . Retrieved May 10, 2012.
- Photos of Luscinia pectardens in the Oriental Bird Club image database , accessed May 10, 2012
- Calliope pectardens inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Endangered Species . Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Recordings of Calliope pectardens . Xeno-canto Foundation. Retrieved February 15, 2019.