Nepal fulvetta
The Nepal fulvetta (or Nepal alcippe as the fulvettas proper are not closely related to this bird), Alcippe nipalensis, is a bird species in the family Pellorneidae.
| Nepal fulvetta | |
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| From Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary in West Bengal, India. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pellorneidae |
| Genus: | Alcippe |
| Species: | A. nipalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Alcippe nipalensis (Hodgson, 1837) | |
Egg of Alcippe nipalensis MHNT
It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Taiwan. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Alcippe nipalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- 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.
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