- Alcippe fratercula
Identification
A small (12.5 - 14cm), soft-coloured and nondescript Fulvetta:
- Grey head
- Long blackish lateral crown stripe
- Upperparts brown, underparts buff
- White eye-ring with grey ear coverts
- Iris red
- Bill grey
- Feet pinkish
Distribution
Found in Burma, southern China, Thailand and northwest Laos. Common to abundant in parts of its range.1
Taxonomy
Two subspecies recognized:
- A. f. yunnanensis in N Burma and S China (Yunnan, Sichuan)
- A. f. fratercula in Burma, S China, Thailand and NW Laos
Formerly considered conspecific with Grey-cheeked Fulvetta.
Habitat
Broadleaf evergreen forest, secondary forest, bamboo and scrub. Found from 200m to 3050 in China.
Behaviour
Feeds on small insects, seeds and berries.
Often in noisy groups, sometimes in mixed flocks together with other species. Often mobs raptors and owls.
Breeding season from March to July in China, February to July in SE Asia. The nest is a compact strong cup made of bark, leaf skeletons, moss and spider web. It's placed in a low bush, some 0.2m to 2m above the ground. Lays 2 - 4 eggs. Multibrooded.
Resident, some movement in winter possible.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553422
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yunnan Fulvetta. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yunnan_Fulvetta
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
