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Alternative names: Variegated Fulvetta; Golden-fronted Fulvetta, Yellow-fronted Fulvetta, Yen's Fulvetta, Golden Fulvetta; Golden Tit-Babbler

Photo by johnjemi
Wawu Shan, Sichuan, China, June 2006

Alcippe variegaticeps

Pseudominla variegaticeps

[edit] Identification

10 - 11.5cm. A tiny greyish babbler:

• Yellow-fronted chestnut crown
• White face with bold vertical subocular bar
• Black and yellow wingpanels

Sexes similar, juveniles not described.

[edit] Distribution

Found in southern China in south and southcentral Sichuan and disjunctly in Guangxi.
Locally common restricted-range species.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Placed in genus Pseudominla by some authors.

[edit] Habitat

Broadleaf evergreen and mixed deciduous and pine forest. Prefers extensive bamboo cover. Found at 650 - 2000m.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Diet

Feeds on insects and spiders.
Usually seen in pairs, foraging in undergrowth and bamboo. Similar behaviour to that of Rufous-winged Fulvetta.

[edit] Breeding

Breeding season April to June. One described nest was similar to that of Rufous-winged Fulvetta and contained 4 eggs. No further information.
Resident species.

[edit] Vocalisation

[edit] References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553422

• List of references

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