Rufous-tailed Babbler
Moupinia poecilotis
宝兴鹛雀
IUCN: Least Concern
China: Level II
Found in China
Introduction
Bird species in the family Paradoxornithidae, formerly placed in Sylviidae. Endemic to central China. The genus Moupinia was introduced in 1877 by French ornithologists Armand David and Émile Oustalet.
Distribution & Habitat
Endemic to central China.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Paradoxornithidae
- Genus
- Moupinia
- eBird Code
- rutbab1
Distribution
mountains of southwestern China (southeastern Qinghai to northwestern Sichuan and northwestern Yunnan)
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.