Rufous-winged Fulvetta (Schoeniparus castaneceps)

Other Names (World)
Rufous-winged Fulvetta, Chestnut-headed Fulvetta, Chestnut-headed Tit-babbler

Family
Pellorneidae (Ground Babblers)

Size
10.50 - 12 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Hodgson, 1837)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 300 - 3,600 m.

Range (Guide)

Bhutan, China (mainland), India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2013) and decreasing.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (38)...)

Rufous-winged Fulvetta (Schoeniparus castaneceps) [XC891051]
by id from Dirang, India (call)

Rufous-winged Fulvetta (Schoeniparus castaneceps) [XC718005]
by Marc Anderson from Doi Inthanon National Park, Summit, Thailand (alarm call, call)

Subspecies
Alcippe castaneceps (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Rufous-winged Fulvetta (Schoeniparus castaneceps) and Black-crowned Fulvetta (Schoeniparus klossi) following Collar (2006).

Formerly treated as conspecific with closely related Black-crowned Fulvetta (Schoeniparus klossi). Birds of this species in far eastern Myanmar, north-western Laos and central and southern Yunnan (China) have not yet been assigned to subspecies.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

castaneceps (Hodgson, 1837) - Nepal east to Bhutan and all north-eastern Indian hill states, southern China (south-eastern Xizang, western and north-western Yunnan), north, west, eastern and south-eastern Myanmar and north-western and western Thailand.
exul Delacour, 1932 - Northern Thailand, north, central and south-western Laos, northern Vietnam (Tonkin, northern Annam) and southern China (south-eastern Yunnan east to western Guangxi).
stepanyani Eames, JC, 2002 - South-eastern Laos and central Vietnam.
soror (Sharpe, 1887) - Peninsular Malaysia.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Rufous-winged Fulvetta (Schoeniparus castaneceps) - 10 files

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