Stats

Lifespan

8-12 yrs

Size

Small

Diet

Omnivore

Activity

Diurnal

Social

Flock

Biome

Subtropical forest

Range

East Asia

Movement

Flight

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Speed

Status

Common

About

A stocky songbird common across central and southern China, Taiwan, and northern Vietnam, instantly recognizable by its crisp black cap, bold white cheek patches, and pale vent that gives it its English name. It has been introduced to Hawaii and Japan, making it one of the most successfully established passerines outside its native range.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg

   A small clutch of speckled eggs is incubated in a cup nest, turned and kept warm by the parent.
2. 2.
   hatchling

   A pink, blind hatchling is fed by its parents in the nest, gaping its bill at every visit.
3. 3.
   juvenile

   A feathered juvenile fledges from the nest, learning to fly and to forage close to its parents.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown with adult plumage and song.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Aves

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Pycnonotidae

Genus

Pycnonotus

Species

Pycnonotus sinensis