Rufous-faced Warbler – a new species for Mongolia
On 12 April 2009 B. Nyambayar discovered and photographed a Rufous-faced Warbler Abroscopus albogularis at Ikh Bologijn am in Khanbogd Sum, South Gobi aimag.
On 12 April 2009 B. Nyambayar discovered and photographed a Rufous-faced Warbler Abroscopus albogularis at Ikh Bologijn am in Khanbogd Sum, South Gobi aimag.
Rufous-faced Warbler Abroscopus albogularis
South Gobi, 12 April 2009. 3 Photos © Nyambayar
This species is a scarce to locally common resident of South-East Asia, occurring from Nepal east through north-eastern India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, southeast China, western and northern Burma, north-east Thailand, northern Laos, northern Vietnam and Taiwan. It is polytypic, with three subspecies recognized. The subspecies occurring in China is found in central and southern provinces, north to Gansu.
Bologijn am, South Gobi, April 2009.
Photo © A. Braunlich
South Gobi, 12 April 2009. 3 Photos © Nyambayar
This species is a scarce to locally common resident of South-East Asia, occurring from Nepal east through north-eastern India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, southeast China, western and northern Burma, north-east Thailand, northern Laos, northern Vietnam and Taiwan. It is polytypic, with three subspecies recognized. The subspecies occurring in China is found in central and southern provinces, north to Gansu.
Bologijn am, South Gobi, April 2009.
Photo © A. Braunlich
Hi Axel, good to track this!
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile to make you a bit jealous - http://lenaswan.livejournal.com/396807.html
and as season approaches - will soon be updating this one: http://whiteseascholekster-lenaswan.blogspot.com/
Though the main one is still LenaSwan on LJ (in Russian),
Cheers to all friends in Mongolia!
Lena
What a nice record! Apart from others, the bird has made a far way to.
ReplyDeleteIgor F.