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| Sichuan Jay Perisoreus internigrans
- Adult male |
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| Photographer : | © Jing Yu |
| Location : | In pine forest at 3,450 metres, Jone [Zhuoni] County, Gansu, China |
| Date : |
April 2001 |
| English synonyms: | Sichuan Gray Jay, Sichuan Grey Jay, Black-headed Jay, Chinese Jay, Sooty Jay, Szechwan Gray Jay, Szechwan Grey Jay, Szechwan Jay |
| Bird Family : | Corvini - Jays, Magpies, Treepies, Ground-jays, Nutcrackers, Choughs, Jackdaws, Crows, Rook & Ravens |
| Bird Group : | PASSERIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Vulnerable |
| Remarks : | This bird and its mate were trapped in March 2001 and fitted with a transmitter weighting 3.8 grams, enabling the researchers to find their nest, which was extremely well hidden in a fir tree. This photo was originally published on the front cover of Chinese Journal of Zoology, 38, no 3, 2003 to illustrate article by Jing Yu, Sun Yuehua, Fang Yun, Notes on the natural history of the Sichuan Jay (Persoreus internigrans), 91-92 (in Chinese). [We would like to thank the photographer and Sun Yuehua for permission to use the photo and help in obtaining it for OBI. - Eds.] |
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