四川唐家河自然保护区发现灰冠鸦雀

灰冠鸦雀(Paradoxornis przewalskii)为中国特有鸟类,隶属于雀形目画眉亚科鸦雀属。目前已知灰冠鸦雀仅分布于甘肃南部卓尼县到四川西北部松潘地区岷山山脉海拔2440～3050m的高山针叶林及河谷竹灌丛中,其分布模式与该区域另一种中国特有鸟类黑额山噪鹛(Garrulaxsukatschewi)类似,两者为典型的狭域分布物种。灰冠鸦雀被IUCN(世界自然保护联盟)和《中国物种红色名录》列为易危(VU)物种。灰冠鸦雀是别列佐夫斯基和毕安科1891年依据俄罗斯中亚考察队1886年在甘肃省南部采集的标本订名的,到目前已知仅有4个分布点,即甘肃岷县、卓尼、舟曲以及…

Rusty-throated Parrotbill Found at Tangjiahe Natural Reserve in Sichuan, China

The Rusty-throated Parrotbill (Paradoxornis przewalskii) is a rare endemic bird in China, there are only four records of its distribution, of them three were from 1886, the other record was from birdwatchers from 80s in Jiuzhaigou in Sichuan. There is no photo of this species ever been taken. On 28 July 2008, two photographers, Xi Zhinong and Dong Lei got clear photos of this endemic bird at Tangjiahe Natural Reserve in Sichuan. The habitat is fir forest with dense bamboo, and some other shrubs, at the altitude around 2 600 m.