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Alticola strachyi belongs to the Arvicolinae subfamily. The type specimen is found in Ladakh, India. There is no controversy about the classification itself, but the type locality of another species: Kumaung Alticola (<Alticola strachyi>) is also in Ladakh. The difference between the two class
Barred Laughingthrush, also known as Barred Laughingthrush in English, is a medium-sized bird of the family Noctuidae and the genus Laughingthrush, with two subspecies.There is still controversy about the subspecies differentiation of Barred Laughingthrush. Deignan (1964), Zheng Zuoxin (1976), Zheng
Taiwan Hwamei, no subspecies.Taiwan Hwamei males are very territorial, and the territory they occupy will not be invaded by males of the same species. If someone who does not know invades, he will be strongly driven away. They are sexually independent, and they gather in small groups in winter. It i
The Chinese Parrotbill is a rare bird species in China with 2 subspecies.The Chinese Parrotbill is a bird with great research value. It is known as the "panda among birds" and is a globally near-threatened species. In fact, the Chinese Parrotbill was not really known to the world until 187
Short-tailed Parrotbill is a small bird of the Warbler family and Parrotbill genus. It has three subspecies.The similar species of the Short-tailed Parrotbill, the Orange-fronted Parrotbill (Paradoxornis nipalensis), has a longer tail, an orange-brown head and back, a pure black chin and throat, and
Grey-hooded Parrotbill is a small bird of the Parrotbill family and Parrotbill genus. It has two subspecies.The main difference between the two subspecies of the Dusky Hatchling is that the nominate subspecies has dark gray from the top of the head to the nape, a dark brown back, and darker plumage;
Spectacled Parrotbill, also known as Spectacled Parrotbill in English, is a small bird of the Warbler family and Parrotbill genus, with two subspecies.The difference between the two subspecies of the White-rimmed Woodbill is that the nominate subspecies has a darker body color, a thinner bill, and a
Three-toed Parrotbill, also known as Three-toed Parrotbill in English, is a small bird of the family Oriole and genus Parrotbill, with two subspecies.The main difference between the two subspecies of the three-toed parrotbill is that the Taibai subspecies has dark brown eyebrows, the upper body is m
The Greater Yellownape is a larger green woodpecker. The difference between it and the Yellow-crowned Green Woodpecker is that it does not have a red head. There are 8 subspecies.Woodpeckers knock on trees about 500-600 times a day, pecking at an extremely fast speed, almost twice the speed of sound
Spotted Owlet, also known as Spotted Owlet, has 5 subspecies.Spotted Owlet often moves alone or in pairs, roosting in tree holes or branches during the day, and can roost in pairs or small groups. It is mainly active at night. Flying quickly, the flight is very choppy, including some rapid wing spre
Daurian ground squirrel is a group of scattered animals, diurnal, one of the representative species of the northern grassland, but occasionally go out of the hole to forage at night. The activity pattern has seasonal changes. The time of ground activity of ground squirrels varies with the season. Us
Red-cheeked yellow squirrel is an animal of the Sciuridae family and the genus Squirrel. It inhabits low mountain grasslands, piedmont hilly grasslands and semi-desert plains. In some places, it can rise along the river valley to the mountain grasslands of the mid-mountain belt at an altitude of 1,5
The elegant scops-owl, also known as the Ryukyu Scops-owl, is a nocturnal bird of prey with four subspecies.The difference between the elegant scops-owl and the collared scops-owl is that the eyes are yellow and there is no collar; the difference between the elegant scops-owl and the yellow-billed s
The Western Red Scops Owl, whose foreign name is Eurasian Scops-owl, has 5 subspecies.In 2015, following a detailed review by Flint et al., "Otus scops" was classified into Western red scops (Otus scops) and Cyprus scops (Otus cyprius) based on significant vocal differences and slight feat
Recently, some media have mentioned bats and the outbreak of SARS (English name: SARS) in 2002, because bats carry SARS-like viruses. As a result, bats were demonized again, and people became disloyal when talking about bats. As young scholars who have studied bats for a long time (fro
Northern squirrels mainly live in temperate and subarctic coniferous forests or mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forests. They build nests in large trees and are good at jumping. They mainly feed on seeds of trees such as pine trees, and also eat mushrooms, young shoots, wild fruits and insects. Th
Eastern Marsh Harrier is a medium-sized bird of prey with four subspecies.Recently, studies based on molecular genetic evidence have supported the separation of white-headed harriers and white-bellied harriers, but there are still differences on their respective closely related species. It is now be
The Japanese Sparrowhawk, whose foreign name is Japanese Sparrowhawk, is a small raptor with three subspecies. The female bird is larger than the male bird. In the past, it was classified as the northern subspecies of the Jayhawk, but it is not only morphologically different from the Jayhawk, but al