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Table 20. Bird species observed in Qinghai (Part III: Bird species 133-190) (Part I) (Part II)

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Page No.

Species

Geographic Area

Surveys (Foggin)

Surveys (Others)

Status

DS

WP

Common Name

Latin Name

QL

YS

GL

Other

GC

JY

LNR

other

Harj.

Horn.

Song^1

Song^2

XXXII

Timaliidae (Babblers)

133

372

362

Kozlov's babax

Babax koslowi

x

x

134

376

368

Pere David's laughingthrush

Garrulax davidi

x

x

135

380

378

Elliot's laughingthrush

Garrulax elliotii

x

x

x

x

x

occasional

136

390

396

Chinese fulvetta

Alcippe striaticollis

x

x

x

XXXIII

Sylviidae (Old World Warblers)

137

402

418

Brown-flanked bush warbler

Cettia fortipes

x

138

409

432

Tickell's leafwarbler

Phylloscopus affinis

x

x

x

occasional

139

411

436

Lemon-rumped warbler

Phylloscopus proregulus

x

x

140

415

440

Goldcrest

Regulus regulus

x

141

416

446

Severtzov's tit warbler

Leptopoecile sophiae

x

x

x

x

occasional

XXXIV

Paridae (Tits)

142

436

474

Marsh tit

Parus palustris

x

143

438

474

Rufous-vented tit

Parus rubidiventris

x

144

439

472

Yellow-bellied tit

Parus venustulus

x

x

occasional

145

439

474

Gray crested tit

Parus dichrous

x

146

440

470

Great tit

Parus major

x

x

x

x

x

x

occasional

XXXV

Sittidae (Nuthatches)

147

445

484

(Red-winged) Wallcreeper

Tichodroma muraria

x

x

x

occasional

XXXVI

Emberizidae (Buntings)

148

455

540

Pine bunting

Emberiza leucocephala

x

x

occasional

149

455

550

Kozlov's bunting?

Emberiza kozlowi

x

x

x

occasional

150

455

546

Eurasian rock bunting

Emberiza cia

x

x

x

x

x

x

abundant

151

459

548

Little bunting

Emberiza pusilla

x

152

462

544

Black-faced bunting

Emberiza spodocephala

x

x

XXXVII

Fringillidae (Finches)

153

468

514

Mealy redpoll

Carduelis flammea

x

x

154

469

516

Twite

Acanthis flavirostris

x

x

x

x

x

x

abundant

155

470

518

Brandt's mountain finch

Leucosticte brandti

x

x

x

occasional

156

472

538

Przevalski's rosefinch

Urocynchramus pylzowi

x

x

x

157

473

526

Common rosefinch

Carpodacus erythrinus

x

x

x

x

x

x

common

158

474

526

Beautiful rosefinch

Carpodacus pulcherrimus

x

159

474

526

Pink-rumped rosefinch

Carpodacus eos

x

x

160

476

528

Pallas's (Siberian) rosefinch

Carpodacus roseus

x

x

161

476

528

Three-banded rosefinch

Carpodacus trifasciatus

x

x

x

x

occasional

162

477

526

White-browed rosefinch

Carpodacus thura

x

x

occasional

163

478

520

Eastern Great rosefinch

Carpodacus rubicilloides

x

x

occasional

164

478

520

Great rosefinch

Carpodacus rubicilla

x

x

x

occasional

165

478

520

Red-breasted rosefinch?

Carpodacus puniceus

x

x

x

occasional

166

479

528

Roborovski's rosefinch

Kozlowia roborowskii

x

x

x

occasional

167

482

532

Gray-headed bullfinch

Pyrrhula erythaca

x

168

484

536

Spot-winged grosbeak

Mycerobas melanozanthos

x

x

x

x

occasional

169

484

538

White-winged grosbeak

Mycerobas carnipes

x

x

occasional

XXXVIII

Ploceidae (Weavers, Sparrows, Snowfinches)

170

489

502

Eurasian tree sparrow

Passer montanus

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

abundant

171

489

504

Rock sparrow

Petronia petronia

x

x

172

489

504

Rock sparrow

Petronia petronia

x

173

490

504

Tibet (Adam's) snowfinch

Montifringilla adamsi

x

x

x

x

abundant

174

490

506

White-rumped snowfinch

Montifringilla taczanowskii

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

abundant

175

490

506

Pere David's snowfinch

Montifringilla davidiana

x

x

176

491

506

Rufous-necked snowfinch

Montifringilla ruficollis

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

abundant

177

491

506

Blanford's snowfinch

Montifringilla blanfordi

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

common

XXXIX

Sturnidae (Starlings, Mynas)

178

494

286

Common starling

Sturnus vulgaris

x

x

occasional

XXXX

Corvidae (Crows, Jays)

179

511

294

Azure-winged magpie

Cyanopica cyana

x

x

x

occasional

180

512

294

Eurasian magpie

Pica pica

x

x

x

x

x

x

common

181

514

296

Henderson's ground jay

Podoces hendersoni

x

x

x

common

182

514

298

Hume's ground jay

Pseudopodoces humilis

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

abundant

183

515

298

Red-billed chough

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

abundant

184

515

298

Yellow-billed chough

Pyrrhocorax graculus

x

x

x

x

x

x

abundant

185

515

300

Eurasian jackdaw

Corvus monedula

x

186

516

300

Daurian jackdaw

Corvus dauricus

x

x

x

x

abundant

187

516

300

Rook

Corvus frugilegus

x

x

x

common

188

518

300

Large-billed crow

Corvus macrorhynchos

x

x

x

x

x

x

common

189

518

302

Collared crow

Corvus torquatus

x

x

occasional

190

518

302

Raven

Corvus corax

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

common

Abbreviations: DS: Rudolphe Meyer DeSchauensee’s “Birds of China” (1984); WP = China Wildlife Protection Organization’s “Atlas of Birds of China” (1995) QL: Qinghai Lake Area YS: Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (and nearby area, including Luoxu Nature Reserve) GL: Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture GC: Gangcha County JY: Jiayi village (in Gonghe County) LNR: Luoxu Nature Reserve (in Shiqu County, Sichuan Province) Harj.: Bird species identified in Qinghai by Jukka Harjula (personal communication) Horn.: Bird species identified in Qinghai by Jesper Hornskov (Hornskov 1999) Song^1 and Song^2 : Bird species reported to occur in southern Gansu: (1) swamp meadow, And (2) alpine meadow grasslands (Song et al. 1999)

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