Spizixos canifrons Blyth 1845

Spizixos canifrons Blyth, 1845 Spizixos canifrons Blyth, 1845 Materials Type status: Other material. Occurrence: occurrenceID: DC8BCA75-3684-55D4-B7A6-74D2E3414F55; Taxon: kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Chordata; class: Aves; order: Passeriformes; family: Pycnonotidae; genus: Spizixos; Location: country: Vietnam; stateProvince: Nghe An; locality: Ky Son; verbatimElevation: 1,923 m; verbatimLatitude: 19 ° 13.476 ’ N; verbatimLongitude: 104 ° 06.109 ’ E Conservation status Least Concern Distribution Crested Finchbill has been recorded as a common resident in West Tonkin (Robson 2008, Craik and Minh 2018, Hung et al. 2021 b). This is the first confirmed record of the species for North Annam, Central Vietnam. Elsewhere, this species has been recorded as a resident in Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand (IUCN 2024). Diagnosis Size: 21.5 cm. Adult: Greenish to yellowish-green plumage, thick pale yellowish bill and erect pointed crest distinctive. Head mostly greyish with blacker lores, crest and throat, blackish tail-tip (Fig. 8). Juvenile: Crown and crest paler and mixed with green, yellowish-green forehead and throat, paler ear-coverts, dark tail-band less distinct.