Mountain Fulvetta
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| Alcippe peracensis Sharpe, 1887 |
The Mountain Fulvetta (Alcippe peracensis) is a 14 to 15.5 cm long species of bird in the Old World babbler family. It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
The Black-browed Fulvetta, Alcippe grotei, is sometimes considered to be conspecific with Mountain Fulvetta, but the two forms differ in morphology and vocalisations, and are separated altitudinally. Black-browed Fulvetta occurs primarily below 400 m, and Mountain Fulvetta above 900 m.
Both have a warm brown back and tail, whitish underparts, a grey face and a slate grey crown bordered below with a black line, but Black-browed has brown flanks and a weaker white eyering.
Mountain has a yi-yuii-uwee-uwee song, whereas Black-browed's is yu-chi-chiwi-chuwoo, yu-uwit-ii-uwoo.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International 2004. Alcippe peracensis. 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.
- Robson, Craig Birds of Thailand. 2002. Princeton University Press, ISBN 0-691-00700-4.
- Robson, Craig A Field Guide to the Birds of Thailand, 2004 ISBN 1843309211
- Wildlife of Lao PDR: 1999 Status Report
