Grey-cheeked Fulvetta
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| Alcippe morrisonia Swinhoe, 1863 |
The Grey-cheeked Fulvetta (Alcippe morrisonia) is a species of bird in the Old World babbler family.
It is found in China, Laos, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam in evergreen mountain forests.
This 15 cm long bird has a grey head with a white eye ring and long black eye stripe running from the bill down the sides of the neck.The upperparts are olive and the underparts are yellow.
Its call is a weak chi-chi-chu-chui. It will readily join mixed-species feeding flocks.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International 2004. Alcippe morrisonia. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.
- Collar, N. J. & Robson C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) Pp. 70 - 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
- Lekagul, Boonsong, Round, Philip A Guide to the Birds of Thailand Saha Karn Baet, 1991 ISBN 9748567362
- Robson, Craig A Field Guide to the Birds of Thailand New Holland Press, 2004 ISBN 1843309211
