Yellow-billed Grosbeak (Eophona migratoria)

Other Names (World)
Chinese Grosbeak, Yellow-billed Grosbeak, Yellow-billed Hawfinch, Chinese Hawfinch, Black-tailed Hawfinch

Family
Fringillidae (Finches)

Size
15 - 19 cm

First Described (Guide)
Hartert, 1903

Habitat
Lowland and montane deciduous taiga-forest or woodlands and orchards in summer. Also parks and gardens in winter.

Range (Guide)

China (mainland), Hong Kong (China), Japan, Laos, Myanmar, North Korea (B), Russia (Asian), South Korea, Taiwan (China), Thailand, Vietnam.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A very loud 'tek-tek' or 'dek-dek'. Song comprises a loudly whistled 'chee chee choree kirichoo', similar to that of the Japanese Grosbeak (Eophona personata).

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (86)...)

Chinese Grosbeak (Eophona migratoria) [XC854766]
by Ray Tsu \u8bf8\u4ec1 from , China (flight call)

Chinese Grosbeak (Eophona migratoria) [XC788795]
by Oriental Stork from , China (call, song)

Subspecies
Geographical variation in plumage weak, not constant, and intermediates occur.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

migratoria Hartert, 1903 - Breeds eastern Siberia and Russian Far East (eastern Transbaikalia, middle Amurland and southern Ussuriland), north-eastern China (Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang) and Korea; migrates to southern Japan (southern Honshu and Kyushu), eastern China (Guangxi east to Fujian) and Taiwan.
sowerbyi Riley, 1915 - Breeds central and east-central China (western Sichuan and Hubei east to Shanghai); migrates to Yunnan.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Yellow-billed Grosbeak (Eophona migratoria) - 10 files

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