Collared finchbill

Collared finchbill
At the Cincinnati Zoo
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pycnonotidae
Genus:	Spizixos
Species:	S. semitorques
Binomial name
Spizixos semitorques R. Swinhoe, 1861 [2]
Synonyms
Spizixus cinereicapillus

The collared finchbill (Spizixos semitorques) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in China, Taiwan, Japan and Vietnam.

The species favors forested hills at moderate elevations. Primarily a frugivore, the collared finchbill also eats seeds and insects. The birds are typically monogamous, with females building nests in trees in which to lay their eggs. ^[3]

Diet

They eat fruit, including Hedera nepalensis and Paederia scandens. ^[4]

Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the collared finchbill include the black-headed finch-bill, Chinese finch-bill, Japanese finch-bill, collared finch-billed bulbul and Swinhoe's finch-billed bulbul.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized: ^[5]

• S. s. semitorques - R. Swinhoe, 1861: Found in central and southern China, northern Vietnam
• S. s. cinereicapillus - R. Swinhoe, 1871: Originally described as a separate species. Found in Taiwan and Miyako and Yaeyama Islands of Japan

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Spizixos semitorques". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T22712600A94337830. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712600A94337830.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
2. Swinhoe, Robert (1861). "Notes on the Birds observed about Talien Bay (North China), from June 21 to July 24, 1860". Ibis. 3 (9–12): 266. ISSN   0019-1019.
3. "Collared Finch-Billed Bulbul Fact Sheet, Lincoln Park Zoo"
4. Yang, Yifan; Xu, Bin; Yu, Qingqing; Fan, Likun; Guo, Tingting; Fu, Dongshi; Chen, Hao; Yan, Hai; Shao, Feng; Li, Xiaopeng (2022-10-12). "Distribution Pattern and Factors Influencing Spontaneous Plant Diversity in Different Wetland Habitats". Forests. 13 (10): 1678. doi: 10.3390/f13101678 . ISSN   1999-4907.
5. "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-03-12.