Fire-tailed Myzornis

About the Fire-tailed Myzornis

The fire-tailed myzornis (Myzornis pyrrhoura) is a species of bird. Its genus Myzornis is monotypic, and has recently been transferred to the family Paradoxornithidae, having formerly been treated in the family Timaliidae.

The fire-tailed myzornis is a small species of warbler-like bird, 11–13 cm (4.3–5.1 in) long and weighing 10–13 g (0.35–0.46 oz). It has bright green plumage with a black mask around the eyes and black scalloping on the crown. The wing is black and white with a streak of bright red and the sides of the tail are bright red. The bill is long, slightly curved and black. It is usually silent, but has a high-pitched tsi-tsit call.

The species is found in the Himalaya in Bhutan, southwestern China (southeast Xizang, western Yunnan), northeastern India (Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, northernmost West Bengal), northern Myanmar, and Nepal. Its natural habitat is temperate to alpine moist montane forests. It is a common species in the upper ridges of the Sikkim and Arunachal Himalayas, between 1,600–4,300 metres according to climatic conditions and seasonal variation. It prefers bamboo thickets, rhododendrons, birches, and junipers... Wikipedia →