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White-tailed Nuthatch

Sitta himalayensis Jardine, W; Selby, PJ 1835

The white-tailed nuthatch is a species of bird in the family Sittidae. It ranges across the northern and northeastern parts of the Indian Subcontinent, existing mainly in the low-to-middle Himalayas, as well as associated mountain ranges. It is found in Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet and Thailand. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Sittidae
Genus:
   Sitta
Scientific:
  Sitta himalayensis


Original description

Citation:
  Jardine, W; Selby, PJ 1835

Reference:
   Ill. Orn. 3 pl.144

Protonym:
  Sitta himalayensis

Type locality:
  Himalayas ; restricted to Simla by Meinertzhagen, 1927, Ibis, p. 410.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/333356#page/389/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  26FFF2384643A9E2

Avibase ID:
  avibase-26FFF238

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/26FFF238


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 563021

Geographic range:

  • Sitta himalayensis: Himalayas from northern India to southeastern Tibet, southwestern China, and Indochina
English:
White-tailed Nuthatch
Catalan:
pica-soques cuablanc
Czech:
brhlík běloocasý
Danish:
Himalayaspætmejse
German:
Weißschwanzkleiber
Spanish:
Trepador del Himalaya
Spanish (Spain):
Trepador del Himalaya
Finnish:
himalajannakkeli
French:
Sittelle de l'Himalaya
Croatian:
planinski brgljez
Hungarian:
himalájai csuszka
Italian:
Picchio muratore codabianca
Japanese (romaji):
ojirogojuukara
Japanese:
オジロゴジュウカラ
Lithuanian:
Baltauodegis bukutis
Dutch:
Witstaartboomklever
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kvithalespettmeis
Norwegian:
Hvithalespettmeis
Polish:
kowalik himalajski
Portuguese:
trepadeira-do-himalaia
Portuguese (Portugal):
trepadeira-de-cauda-branca
Russian:
Белохвостый поползень
Slovak:
brhlík bielochvostý
Swedish:
himalayanötväcka
Ukrainian:
Повзик гімалайський
Chinese:
白尾䴓
Chinese (Traditional):
白尾鳾


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
White-tailed Nuthatch ( Sitta himalayensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
White-tailed Nuthatch ( Sitta himalayensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
White-tailed Nuthatch ( Sitta himalayensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
White-tailed Nuthatch ( Sitta himalayensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
White-tailed Nuthatch ( Sitta himalayensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
White-tailed Nuthatch ( Sitta himalayensis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Sittelle de l'Himalaya ( Sitta himalayensis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Sittelle de l'Himalaya ( Sitta himalayensis) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
White-tailed Nuthatch ( Sitta himalayensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
White-tailed Nuthatch ( Sitta himalayensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
White-tailed Nuthatch ( Sitta himalayensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
White-tailed Nuthatch ( Sitta himalayensis) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
White-tailed Nuthatch ( Sitta himalayensis) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Sitta himalayensis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Sitta himalayensis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Sitta himalayensis [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Sitta himalayensis [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Sitta himalayensis [version 1]

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Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: ağquyruq cilovlu
Bulgarian: Хималайска зидарка
Catalan: pica-soques cuablanc
Czech: Brhlík beloocasý, brhlík běloocasý
Chuvash: шур хӳреллĕ шăнчас
Danish: Himalayaspætmejse
German: Weißschwanzkleiber
English: Himalayan Nuthatch, White-tailed Nuthatch, White-throated nuthatch
English, HBW: White-tailed Nuthatch
English (IOC): White-tailed Nuthatch
English (United States): White-tailed Nuthatch
Esperanto: Himalaja sito
Spanish: Sita de Cola Blanca, Trepador del Himalaya
Spanish (Spain): Trepador del Himalaya
Spanish (HBW): White-tailed Nuthatch
Estonian: himaalaja puukoristaja
Finnish: Himalajannakkeli
French: Sittelle de l’Himalaya, Sittelle de l'Himalaya
Croatian: planinski brgljez
Hungarian: himalájai csuszka
Italian: Picchio muratore codabianca, Picchio muratore dell'Himalaya
Japanese (romaji): o-jiro gojū-kara, ojirogojuugara, ojirogojuukara
Japanese: オジロゴジュウカラ, オジロゴジュウガラ
Japanese (Kanji): 尾白五十雀
Scientific: Sitta himalayensis, Sitta himalayensis australis, Sitta himalayensis himalayensis, Sitta himalayensis lushaiensis, Sitta himalayensis whistleri, Sitta nipalensis
Lithuanian: Baltauodegis bukutis
Latvian: baltastes dzilnītis
Nepali: पहाडी मट्टा
Dutch: Witstaartboomklever
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kvithalespettmeis
Norwegian: Hvithalespettmeis
Polish: kowalik himalajski
Pinyin: bái-wěi shī
Portuguese: trepadeira-do-himalaia
Portuguese (Portugal): trepadeira-de-cauda-branca
Russian: Белохвостый поползень
Slovak: brhlík bielochvostý
Swedish: himalayanötväcka, Vitstjärtad nötväcka
Turkish: Himalaya sıvacısı
Ukrainian: Повзик гімалайський
Vietnamese: Chim Trèo cây đuôi trắng, Chim Trèo cây Himalai, Trèo cây Himalaia
Chinese: 白尾䴓, 白尾鳾
Chinese (Traditional): 白尾鳾

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