Rufous-tailed Babbler (Moupinia poecilotis)
About the Rufous-tailed Babbler
The rufous-tailed babbler (Moupinia poecilotis) is a bird species in the family Paradoxornithidae. As with many other species known as "babblers", it was formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. It is endemic to central China. The genus Moupinia was introduced by the French ornithologists Armand David and Émile Oustalet in 1877. Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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Listed as recorded in China in the xeno-canto catalogue.