Notes on birds recorded in the Arun, Pikhuwa, Apsuwa and Sankhura Kholas, east Nepal, 30 April - 10 June 2009.

2009·9.2 MB·English

by  Cox, J. Jr

Additional record of Black-chinned Yuhina Saturday, 19 September, 2009 11:20 AM
From: "Jack Cox" <[email protected]>
To: "Ishana Thapa" <[email protected]>
Cc: "Hem Sagar Baral" <[email protected]>, "Carol Inskipp"
<[email protected]>
Dear Ishana,
While writing up my birds notes from this year's trek in east Nepal I came across another record for Black-chinned
Yuhina. Not sure if you can use it at this stage for the Additional Sightings! column in the upcoming issue of Danphe,
but for what it's worth (with a few comments) here goes:
Additional record (inserted in red text) for:
Black-chinned Yuhina Y. nigrimenta. Five or 6 birds (not with other species) moving through tops of sal trees,
occasionally descending to sub-canopy, mixed sal forest ENE of Waleng village, Arun River, ca. 540-550m, 4 May
2009. At least 3 probably 4 or more in subcanopy tree tops, Pikhuwa Khola, ca. 780m, 6 May 2009. Up to 5 birds
seen on 3 occasions (same flock?), not with other species, S of Bala village, Sankhuwa Khola, 5 June 2009 , ca. 920-
10 60m. At least 5 (without other species) in Besku Khola middle canopy tree tops, ca. 840m, 6 June 2009 (possibly
same flock as previous day?). All sites in Makalu-Barun NP Buffer Zone.
With observations made in 2002, I consider this species as locally fairly common in late spring at low elevations (500-
1000m) in the low Sankhuwa river valley, preferring fairly dense to dense sal forest mixed with other broad leaves,
mostly evergreen.
Black-chinned Yuhina keeps to the canopy and occasionally descends to the sub-canopy but rarely forages in the
middle storey. I have not seen this species associate with other bird species.
Jack Cox 19 September 2009
Best wishes,
Jack
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