Emei Shan Liocichla (Liocichla omeiensis)
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Emei Shan Liocichla

Liocichla omeiensis Riley, 1926

≈18 cmLength40 gWeight

This bird is olive-gray, with red wing patches and a gray face bordered by a pale red ring on each side.

Looks like Bugun Liocichla

Vulnerable

How to identify

Field marks

  1. Olive-gray body feathers
  2. Red patches on the wings
  3. Gray face
  4. Pale yellow supercilium curves back and down, forming a pale crescent behind the ear-coverts

Male, female and young

Males show marked individual differences in song.

Voice

During the breeding season, males defend territories with loud, complex whistled songs; each male has a different song.

Similar species

Bugun Liocichla
Bugun Liocichla

The two are extremely similar; Bugun Liocichla has a black cap and orange-yellow lores, while Emei Shan Liocichla has a gray face.

Where and when it's recorded

No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.

About

The Emei Shan liocichla (Liocichla omeiensis), also known as the Omei Shan or grey-faced liocichla, is a passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is closely related to the Bugun liocichla, a species only described in 2006, and which it closely resembles.

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Questions

How big is the Emei Shan Liocichla?

The Emei Shan Liocichla is about ≈18 cm long and weighs around 40 g.

Where does the Emei Shan Liocichla live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: southwestern China.

Is the Emei Shan Liocichla endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Emei Shan Liocichla as Vulnerable.

What does the Emei Shan Liocichla eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Emei Shan Liocichla in?

It belongs to the family Laughingthrushes & Allies (Leiothrichidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length
≈18 cm
Weight
40 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Partial migrant
Conservation
Vulnerable
More measurements
Wing
75 mm
Tail
82 mm
Bill
15 mm
Tarsus
31 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Oriental: southwestern China

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Laughingthrushes & Allies Leiothrichidae
Genus
Liocichla

Other birds in the genus Liocichla

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Emei Shan Liocichla

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