Nepal Fulvetta
Alcippe nipalensis
Very similar to Yunnan, David’s, and other “gray-cheeked” fulvettas, but with a more pronounced pale eye-ring and black brow stripe, as well as warmer sepia tones on the wings and a white chin. Inhabits foothill to highland forests and edges, where it roves around in flocks, foraging in the middle and lower levels. Call notes are composed of buzzy chatters. Song is a short series of rather harsh notes, similar to that of the other “gray-cheeked” fulvettas, but averaging slower.
Identification
The Nepal fulvetta (Alcippe nipalensis) or Nepal alcippe, as the fulvettas proper are not closely related to this species, is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Two subspecies are recognised: A. n. nipalensis (Hodgson, BH, 1837) – central and eastern Himalayas to northern Myanmar A. n. stanfordi Ticehurst, CB, 1930 – hill forest of southwestern Myanmar (Chin Hills and Arakan Mountains)
Taxonomy
Genus: Alcippe; Family: Leiothrichidae; Order: Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Alcippe nipalensis
- Authority
- (Hodgson, 1837)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Leiothrichidae
- Genus
- Alcippe
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Behavior
Migration pattern: Resident species.
Conservation
Population trend: declining.
- Population trend
- declining
Photos
Distribution
Bird Calls
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