A bird of the subspecies sinensis was recorded foraging in broad-leaved deciduous forest in southwest Hebei, China, in 2012. That individual had a chestnut crown and yellow wing-bars.
The observed bird had a chestnut crown with dark lateral stripes, a white nape, a prominent white eye-ring and two yellow wing-bars.
One sinensis bird was recorded foraging in broad-leaved deciduous forest.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.