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'''Alternative names: Common Fulvetta; Red-eyed Fulvetta; Grey-eyed Nun-babbler; Morrison's Fulvetta''' | '''Alternative names: Common Fulvetta; Red-eyed Fulvetta; Grey-eyed Nun-babbler; Morrison's Fulvetta''' | ||
| − | [[Image:Grey-cheeked_Fulvetta.jpg|thumb|550px|right| | + | [[Image:Grey-cheeked_Fulvetta.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|MoonCake|MoonCake}}<br/ >[[Taiwan]]]] |
;[[:Category:Alcippe|Alcippe]] morrisonia | ;[[:Category:Alcippe|Alcippe]] morrisonia | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 12.5 - 14cm (5-5½ in); a small soft-coloured and nondescript Fulvetta: | |
* Grey head | * Grey head | ||
* Long blackish lateral crown stripe | * Long blackish lateral crown stripe | ||
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Broadleaf evergreen forest, secondary forest, bamboo and scrub. Found from 600m to 3000m. | Broadleaf evergreen forest, secondary forest, bamboo and scrub. Found from 600m to 3000m. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Often mobs raptors and owls. | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
Feeds on small insects, seeds and berries.<br /> | Feeds on small insects, seeds and berries.<br /> | ||
| − | Often in noisy groups, sometimes in mixed flocks together with other species. | + | Often in noisy groups, sometimes in mixed flocks together with other species. |
| − | Breeding season from April to August. The nest is a compact strong cup made of bark, leaf skeletons, moss and spider web. It's placed in a low bush, some 0.2m to 2m above the ground. Lays 2 - 4 eggs. Multibrooded. | + | ====Breeding==== |
| − | + | Breeding season from April to August. The nest is a compact strong cup made of bark, leaf skeletons, moss and spider web. It's placed in a low bush, some 0.2m to 2m above the ground. Lays 2 - 4 eggs. Multibrooded. | |
| + | ====Movements==== | ||
| + | A resident species. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#{{Ref-HBWVol12}} | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#{{Ref-HBWVol12}} | ||
Latest revision as of 20:10, 2 August 2015
Alternative names: Common Fulvetta; Red-eyed Fulvetta; Grey-eyed Nun-babbler; Morrison's Fulvetta
- Alcippe morrisonia
Identification
12.5 - 14cm (5-5½ in); a small soft-coloured and nondescript Fulvetta:
- Grey head
- Long blackish lateral crown stripe
- Upperparts brown, underparts buff
- White eye-ring with grey ear coverts
- Iris red
- Bill grey
- Feet pinkish
Distribution
Endemic to Taiwan.
Common.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Yunnan Fulvetta, David's Fulvetta and Huet's Fulvetta were formerly included in this species.
Habitat
Broadleaf evergreen forest, secondary forest, bamboo and scrub. Found from 600m to 3000m.
Behaviour
Often mobs raptors and owls.
Diet
Feeds on small insects, seeds and berries.
Often in noisy groups, sometimes in mixed flocks together with other species.
Breeding
Breeding season from April to August. The nest is a compact strong cup made of bark, leaf skeletons, moss and spider web. It's placed in a low bush, some 0.2m to 2m above the ground. Lays 2 - 4 eggs. Multibrooded.
Movements
A resident species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- 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
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grey-cheeked Fulvetta. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey-cheeked_Fulvetta
