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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Garrulax canorus

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Aves

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Leiothrichidae

Genus

Garrulax

Species

Garrulax canorus

Aves🍂 Omnivore

Chinese Hwamei

Garrulax canorus (Chinese Hwamei · ガビチョウ)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)LC (Least Concern)

DDData Deficient

LCLeast Concern

NTNear Threatened

VUVulnerable

ENEndangered

CRCritically End.

EWExtinct in Wild

EXExtinct

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Omnivore

Length · Height

20~25cm · No data

Mass · Top Speed

No data · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Low shrublands in hills and plains (prefers dense bushes), avoiding areas with heavy snow

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 In Japan, it was an ornamental bird with import records dating back to the Edo period, and after becoming feral it was first observed in Kitakyushu in the 1980s (National Institute for Environmental Studies).
💡 It is designated as a "Specified Invasive Alien Species" under Japan's Invasive Alien Species Act (National Institute for Environmental Studies Invasive Species DB).
💡 Its total length of 25 cm is about 4 cm longer than the short side of an A4 sheet of paper (21 cm) (Comparison).

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

#화미조#Garrulax canorus

📖 1. Overview

The Chinese Hwamei is a melodious songbird native to southern China, Taiwan, and northern Vietnam; in Japan, birds brought in as pets and cage birds have become feral and are managed as an Invasive Alien Species.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

It is yellowish-brown overall with a white ring around the eye extending backward as a stripe, a gray mid-belly, and fine streaks on the throat and upper breast. Its tail is slightly dark and its bill is yellow.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

It eats insects and fruits, runs well on the ground, and does not fly high. It lives alone or in pairs during the breeding season and forms small flocks outside the breeding season, laying 4 eggs from April to July in its native range.