Nepal fulvetta | |
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In Nagarkot, Nepal | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Alcippeidae |
Genus: | Alcippe |
Species: | A. nipalensis |
Binomial name | |
Alcippe nipalensis (Hodgson, 1837) | |
The Nepal fulvetta (Alcippe nipalensis) or Nepal alcippe, as the fulvettas proper are not closely related to this species, is a bird species in the family Alcippeidae.
It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Japan, Myanmar, Nepal, and Taiwan. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
The brown-cheeked fulvetta or brown-cheeked alcippe as the fulvettas proper are not closely related to this species,) is included in the family Alcippeidae. It was earlier also known as the quaker babbler.
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The brown bullfinch is a species of bird in the true finch family, Fringillidae. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
The hoary-throated barwing is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.
The green-tailed sunbird or Nepal yellow-backed sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
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The yellow-throated fulvetta 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 Paradoxornithidae.
The grey-cheeked fulvetta or Morrison's fulvetta is a bird in the family Alcippeidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1863. The grey-cheeked fulvetta is part of a species complex and the nominate morrisonia is now restricted to endemic Taiwan birds, with the David's fulvetta, Huet's fulvetta and Yunnan fulvetta now recognised as a separate species.
The mountain fulvetta is a 14 to 15.5 cm long species of bird in the Alcippeidae family. It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
The Javan fulvetta is a species of bird in the family Alcippeidae. It is endemic to Indonesia.
The golden-fronted fulvetta, also known as the gold-fronted fulvetta, is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. It is endemic to China. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The white-browed fulvetta is a bird species in the family Paradoxornithidae. Like the other typical fulvettas, it was long included in the Timaliidae genus Alcippe or in the Sylviidae.
The white-hooded babbler is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae.
The fluffy-backed tit-babbler is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical swampland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The black-throated parrotbill is a parrotbill species often placed with the Old World babblers or in a distinct family Sylviidae, but it actually seems to belong to the distinct family Paradoxornithidae.
The blue-naped pitta is a species of bird in the family Pittidae.
The black-browed fulvetta is a 15.5 to 16.5 cm long species of passerine bird in the family Alcippeidae. It is found in subtropical or tropical moist montane evergreen forests, adjacent secondary growth and bamboo in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.
David's fulvetta is a species of bird in the family Alcippeidae. It is endemic to southern China and northern Vietnam.
The Yunnan fulvetta is a species of bird in the family Alcippeidae. It is endemic to southern China, southeastern Myanmar and northern Indochina.
Huet's fulvetta is a species of bird in the family Alcippeidae. It is endemic to southeast China.