| Rufous-winged Fulvetta | |
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| Illustration of P. c. soror (lower bird) | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Timaliidae |
| Genus: | Pseudominla |
| Species: | P. castaneceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudominla castaneceps (Hodgson, 1837) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Alcippe castaneceps |
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The Rufous-winged Fulvetta (Pseudominla castaneceps) is a bird species of the Old World babbler family (Timaliidae). Its common name is misleading, because it is not a close relative of the "typical" fulvettas, which are now in the genus Fulvetta and are actually Sylviidae.
The Black-crowned Fulvetta (P. klossi) was until recently included here as a subspecies.
This 11 cm long bird has a dark-streaked chestnut crown, white supercilium bron upperparts and pale underparts. The wings show a striking contrast between the bright rufous primaries and the black coverts.
This is a noisy species with a rich warbled ti-du-di-du-di-du-di-du song and wheezy tsi-tsi-tsi-tsi call.
It is common in evergreen montane forests above 1200 m ASL, often feeding on vertical trunks.