Yellow-throated fulvetta
The yellow-throated fulvetta (Alcippe cinerea) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. Its common name is misleading, because it is not a close relative of the "typical" fulvettas, which are now in the family Sylviidae.
From Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh, India.
From Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh, India.
| Yellow-throated fulvetta | |
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| From Khangchendzonga National Park in West Sikkim, India. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pellorneidae |
| Genus: | Alcippe |
| Species: | A. cinerea |
| Binomial name | |
| Alcippe cinerea Blyth, 1847 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pseudominla cinerea | |
It is found in south-eastern Asia from the Himalayas to north-central Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Alcippe cinerea". 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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