The silver-eared mesia is a species of bird from Southeast Asia, found across India, Bhutan, Burma, China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia and Sumatra. It is named for its characteristic silvery ear patch, and males have red orange rumps while females have yellow rumps; it belongs to the family Leiothrichidae, formerly grouped with the Old World babblers. Its conservation status is Least Concern. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
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Source Silver-eared mesia (Wikidata)
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF: Species profiles of Leiothrix argentauris
GBIFSpecies profilesQuote, Species profiles
"habitat": "terrestrial"
3. Silver-eared mesia (Wikipedia)
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LC
Taxonomy and distribution
The species has been introduced to Hong Kong from captive stock derived from caged birds.
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View the Source4. Silver-eared mesia (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q18880 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Leiothrichidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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