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Taiwan Hwamei
Garrulax taewanus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Chinese HwameiGarrulax canorusStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| China | 152 |
|---|---|
| Taiwan Province | 152 |
| Taiwan | 145 |
| Pingtung County | 31 |
| Kaohsiung | 26 |
| Miaoli County | 17 |
| Taichung | 17 |
| Taitung County | 16 |
| Hualien County | 14 |
| Nantou County | 10 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Dietary
- OmnivoreFeeds on both plants and animalsBIRDBASE avian traits database
Group and habits
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Shrub nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in shrubs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Laughingthrushes and Allies · Leiothrichidae |
| Genus | Typical Laughingthrushes · Garrulax |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Taiwan Hwamei with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.