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==Distribution and habitat== It usually inhabits [[evergreen]] trees in [[coniferous forest]]s over 2,000 m above sea level, though it is commonest above 2,500 m and ranges upward to 3,700 m. Mountains it inhabits include [[Alishan Range|Alishan]], [[Da Yu Ling]], [[Hehuanshan]], [[Yu Shan]], and the higher areas of [[Anmashan]]. They prefer [[conifers]] in which to forage, and are usually found in the forest canopy, but will sometimes venture into lower vegetation. An analysis of the distribution of Taiwan's 17 endemic bird species, using data from bird surveys conducted from 1993 to 2004, classified the firecrest as uncommon (along with the [[Formosan magpie]], [[Taiwan bush warbler]], [[yellow tit]] and [[Taiwan barwing]]). It found that the flamecrest occurred in high- and mid-altitude coniferous forests, and in high-altitude [[broad-leaved tree|broad-leaved]] mixed forests, mainly at 2000β3600 m above sea level. The sites where it was recorded had an average altitude of about 2550 m, the highest of all the endemic birds. Its habitats had the coldest mean temperature and lowest warmth index of all 17 endemics, as well as the highest annual rainfall for the five uncommon species, though its distribution regarding vegetation and human disturbance was similar to those of the others.<ref>{{cite journal |author1=Ko Chia-Ying |author2=Lin Ruey-Shing |author3=Lee Pei-Fen |year=2010 |title=Macrohabitat Characteristics and Distribution Hotspots of Endemic Bird Species in Taiwan |journal=Taiwania |volume=55 |issue=3 |pages=216β227 |url=http://tai2.ntu.edu.tw/taiwania/pdf/tai.2010.55.3.216.pdf |access-date=2 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718024806/http://tai2.ntu.edu.tw/taiwania/pdf/tai.2010.55.3.216.pdf |archive-date=18 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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