Fulvous Parrotbill (Suthora fulvifrons)

Other Names (World)
Fulvous Parrotbill, Fulvous-fronted Parrotbill, Fulvous-fronted Suthora, Fulvous-fronted Crowtit

Family
Sylviidae (Old World Warblers And Parrotbills)

Size
12 - 13.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Hodgson, 1845)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 2,440 - 3,660 m, occasionally down to 1,700 m.

Range (Guide)

Bhutan, China (mainland), India, Myanmar, Nepal.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (7)...)

Fulvous Parrotbill (Suthora fulvifrons) [XC21860]
by Frank Lambert from Hilley, Sikkim, India (call, song, calls & song ?)

Fulvous Parrotbill (Suthora fulvifrons) [XC104032]
by id from Tang Jia He Nature Reserve, Sichuan c2100m, China (call)

Subspecies
Sometimes placed together with Spectacled Parrotbill (Sinosuthora conspicillata), Vinous-throated Parrotbill (Sinosuthora webbiana), Brown-winged Parrotbill (Sinosuthora brunnea), Ashy-throated Parrotbill (Sinosuthora alphonsiana), Grey-hooded Parrotbill (Sinosuthora zappeyi), Rusty-throated Parrotbill (Sinosuthora przewalskii), Black-throated Parrotbill (Suthora nipalensis), Golden Parrotbill (Suthora verreauxi) and Pale-billed Parrotbill (Chleuasicus atrosuperciliaris) in a separate genus, Suthora. Birds reported from western Arunachal Pradesh, in north-eastern India, included in nominate, but may belong with subspecies chayulensis.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

fulvifrons (Hodgson, 1845) - Central Nepal east to Bhutan and north-eastern India (western Arunachal Pradesh).
chayulensis Kinnear, 1940 - North-eastern India (north-central Arunachal Pradesh) and adjacent southern China (south-eastern Xizang).
albifacies Mayr & Birckhead, 1937 - Eastern part of northern Myanmar and adjacent southern China (south-western Sichuan south to extreme south-eastern Xizang and western and north-western Yunnan).
cyanophrys David, 1874 - Central China (south-western Shaanxi south to south-central Sichuan).

References
See References.

Files:

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