After that day, people said there came another Japanese Grosbeak. Maybe they were a couple, one male and one female. I don't know.
video recorded at Jinshan Youth Activity Center, New Taipei City, Taiwan, on 10/19/2012
Chinese name: | 桑鳲 |
English name: | Japanese Grosbeak |
Nickname: | |
Scientific name: | Eophona personata |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Fringillidae |
Species status: | Species |
Conservation status: | Least Concern |
Migration status: | Winter migratory bird in Taiwan |
Frequency of appearance: | Rare in Taiwan |
Foods: | Seeds, fruits, tender shoots |
Habitat: | Deciduous forests, mixed forests, forest parks |
Altitude: | Low altitude |
Behavior: | Often appear in flock or in pair on top level of trees. |
Characteristics: | General Characteristics: About 21 cm long. The bird is mainly milky gray. Bill is yellow, in cone shape. The front half of the whole head, which includes head top, face and throat, is black. The front half of both the wing and the tail are grayish blue, while the back half are black. There is a white mark on the side of the primaries. Summer plumage: Winter plumage: Similar species: |
Breeding places: | Breeding in southeastern Russia, northeastern China, North Korea, Japan. |
Migration destinations: | Wintering in southern China, Taiwan, etc. |
Time photographed: | 10/19/2012 |
Location found: | Jinshan Youth Activity Center, New Taipei City, Taiwan |
Sources: | Internet |
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