Habitat
In the breeding season moist oak and rhododendron forest with dense undergrowth and bamboo clumps, mixed forest, scrub and densely vegetated ravines. From 1,800 - 4,250 m.
Bhutan (B) (NB), China (mainland) (B) (NB), India (B) (NB), Nepal (B) (NB).
Himalayas in northern India from Garhwal east through Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan to Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and south-eastern Tibet.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 19,999 (2010) and decreasing.
Status NT
Excessive hunting, habitat clearance and degradation due to timber harvesting, fuelwood and fodder collection and livestock grazing are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet