White-browed Fulvetta
Fulvetta vinipectus
Chunky fulvetta of scrubby, stunted subalpine forests. Striking and unmistakable, with orange-suffused wings, a dark crown, and a bright white throat and brow. Moves through low vegetation in large flocks, sometimes with other species. Song consists of an ear-piercingly high pair of notes followed by a brief sputter. Calls include trills, chatters, and whistles.
Identification
The white-browed fulvetta (Fulvetta vinipectus) is a bird species in the family Paradoxornithidae. Like the other typical fulvettas, it was long included in the Timaliidae genus Alcippe or in the Sylviidae. Ranging across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, it is endemic to Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.
Taxonomy
Genus: Fulvetta; Family: Paradoxornithidae; Order: Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Fulvetta vinipectus
- Authority
- (Hodgson, 1837)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Paradoxornithidae
- Genus
- Fulvetta
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Vertical migration
Behavior
Migration pattern: Vertical migration.
Conservation
Population trend: declining.
- Population trend
- declining
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Distribution
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