- Alcippe peracensis
Identification
A medium-sized Fulvetta (14 - 16.5cm):
- Crown and mantle grey
- Blackish line, starting as supercilium and trailing back as lateral crown-stripe into nape
- Brown on upperparts
- Whitish below
Similar Species
- Nepal Fulvetta and Grey-cheeked Fulvetta, but ranges don't overlap.1
Distribution
Found in Vietnam, Laos, E Cambodia and in the highlands of the Malay Peninsula.
Common in parts of its range.1
Taxonomy
Clements2 accepts two subspecies:
- A. p. annamensis in SC and S Laos, E Cambodia and Vietnam
- A. p. peracensis in the Highlands of the Malay Peninsula
Black-browed Fulvetta was formerly considered conspecific. Where both species overlap Mountain Fulvetta is found above 900m, Black-browed Fulvetta in the lowlands.
Habitat
Broadleaf evergreen forest, semi-evergreen forest and secondary forest. 1
Behaviour
Feeds on insects.
Usually seen in paris or small groups of up to 7 birds. Often together with other species.
Breeding season differs through range (elevation and population). The nest is a small cup made of dead leaves and moss, placed in a bush, sapling or in fern. Lays 2 eggs.
Resident species.1
References
- del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. and Christie, D.A. eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 84-96553-42-6
- Clements James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 978080144509
