Red-flanked Bluetail - Craig Brelsford
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雾灵山国家级自然保护区 (Wuling Mountain NNR)
Hebei, China
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Map
Map Coordinates: 40.5677252, 117.4789631
Age and sex
Immature Male - X

Media notes

"Gansu" Bluetail Tarsiger (cyanurus? rufilatus?) "albocoeruleus." © Craig Brelsford (craigbrelsford.com, shanghaibirding.com). 11 June 2017. Wulingshan (雾灵山), Hebei, China. 2cy male singing at 40.598801, 117.476280 (elev. 2020 m/6,630 ft.). First record on Wulingshan and likely the easternmost record in history for this form, which previously had been thought to breed only in Qinghai & Gansu. There are recent records of "Gansu" Bluetail in Beijing (Lingshan) and Hebei (Haituoshan). Wulingshan lies 140 air-km (87 air-miles) E of Haituoshan and 192 air-km (119 air-miles) ENE of Lingshan. Special thanks to partner ​Jan-Erik Nilsén, a Beijing-based Swedish birder. Jan-Erik heard the song of the bluetail, recognized it, and called me over. Jan-Erik is highly experienced with "Gansu" Bluetail, having seen and sound-recorded the form on Lingshan and Haituoshan as well as at Baicaopan (Beijing-Hebei), Xiaowutaishan (Hebei), and Wutaishan (Shanxi). Thanks also to Paul Holt for informing me about previous records of "Gansu" Bluetail in the Beijing area.

Observation details

"Gansu" Bluetail Tarsiger (cyanurus? rufilatus?) "albocoeruleus." © Craig Brelsford (craigbrelsford.com, shanghaibirding.com). 11 June 2017. Wulingshan (雾灵山), Hebei, China. 2cy male singing at 40.598801, 117.476280 (elev. 2020 m/6,630 ft.). First record on Wulingshan and likely the easternmost record in history for this form, which previously had been thought to breed only in Qinghai & Gansu. There are recent records of "Gansu" Bluetail in Beijing (Lingshan) and Hebei (Haituoshan). Wulingshan lies 140 air-km (87 air-miles) E of Haituoshan and 192 air-km (119 air-miles) ENE of Lingshan. Special thanks to partner ​Jan-Erik Nilsén, a Beijing-based Swedish birder. Jan-Erik heard the song of the bluetail, recognized it, and called me over. Jan-Erik is highly experienced with "Gansu" Bluetail, having seen and sound-recorded the form on Lingshan and Haituoshan as well as at Baicaopan (Beijing-Hebei), Xiaowutaishan (Hebei), and Wutaishan (Shanxi). Thanks also to Paul Holt for informing me about previous records of "Gansu" Bluetail in the Beijing area.

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