This species prefers pine trees and shrubs in the mountain forests.
A brilliant yellow-orange neck and chin in combination with the same bright feathers on the wings create one of the most colorful and chubby representatives of the babbler family.
The Leiothrichidae family includes the red-billed leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea).
Adult males reach six inches in length and have red beaks with a weak yellow ring around the eyes.
They often have olive-green color, yellow neck and orange breast color.
The edges of its feathers on the wings are brightly painted in yellow, orange, red and black color, and the tail is bifurcated with an olive-brown color with a black tip.
Females are paler than males and are deprived of a red spot on the wings.
Young individuals are similar to females, but their beaks are rather black than red.
The red-closed Leiothrix is found in India, Bhutan, Nepal, Burma and some parts of Tibet.
This species prefers pine trees and shrubs in the mountain forests of countries where it flourishes.
He cannot fly, unless it is in the open area and lives at an altitude of sea level to about 7,500 feet.
The red-billed Leiothrix is usually noticed in search of food in plants of the lower tier and in rotting wood.
He consumes strawberries, ripe papaya and guava.
