White-cheeked grebe (scientific name: Pycnonotus leucogenys) White-cheeked quail body length 25 to 28 cm, wingspan 29 to 38 cm, weight 29 to 38 g. It is a medium-sized olive-brown quail. The brown crown feathers are long and curved forward. The face , chin and throat are black with white cheek patches. The underparts are nearly white , and the undertail coverts are pale yellow. The tail is black and the end is white. Cannot be confused with any other falcon. The iris is dark brown; the beak is black; the claws are black
Yunnan, China, an area east of the Brahmaputra River in southeastern Tibet
Good ming. Arboreal, mainly fruit, eating mainly seeds, wild cherries, stone fruits, strawberries, berries and other fruits. It also eats insects and preys on a large number of insects during the summer brooding period. It is often found in groups on top of tall trees and sometimes in small trees and shrubs. Generally flying not far, do more short-distance flight, even if it is disturbed, fly up to a few meters or more than 10 meters to stop, but in the open place also fly faster and farther. Sexually more tame, he also loves to chirp, barking like a black-throated red-rumped grebe; chirping; and also has an angry pit-pit sound. Chirps are three or four-tone phrases such as tea-for-two and take-me-with-you, which are arbitrarily grouped.
The breeding period is from May to July, usually nesting in the dense forest at an altitude of 1200-2500 meters, weaving bowl-shaped nests on trees, nests are mostly placed in bamboo bushes and bushes under the forest, 0.8-1.5 meters above the ground, and are very well hidden. The nest is cup-shaped, mainly composed of fine branches, grass stems, grass roots and other materials, some also have moss, cobwebs and other materials, and the inner pad has fine grass stems and grass roots. 4 to 5 eggs are laid per clutch