Nepal fulvetta

Nepal fulvetta
In Nagarkot, Nepal
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Leiothrichidae
Genus:	Alcippe
Species:	A. nipalensis
Binomial name
Alcippe nipalensis (Hodgson, 1837)

Egg of Alcippe nipalensis MHNT

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 Leiothrichidae.

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.

Two subspecies are recognised: ^[2]

• A. n. nipalensis (Hodgson, BH, 1837) – central and eastern Himalayas to northern Myanmar
• A. n. stanfordi Ticehurst, CB, 1930 – hill forest of southwestern Myanmar (Chin Hills and Arakan Mountains)

References

1. BirdLife International (2018). "Alcippe nipalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T22716647A131974803. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22716647A131974803.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. AviList Core Team (2025). "AviList: The Global Avian Checklist, v2025". doi: 10.2173/avilist.v2025 . Retrieved 23 November 2025.

• 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.