Brown Fulvetta (Alcippe brunneicauda)

Other Names (World)
Brown Fulvetta, Malaysian Fulvetta

Family
Leiotrichidae (Laughingthrushes And Allies)

Size
13 - 15.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Salvadori, 1879)

Habitat
Primary and secondary lowland dipterocarp to lower montane forest. From sea-level - 1,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam (B), Indonesia (B), Malaysia (B), Thailand (B).

Southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Batu Is, northern Natunas and Borneo.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat loss through illegal logging and conversion to agriculture, and fires are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Often with mixed feeding flocks.

Food
Fruit and small insects.

Voice
A shrill, metallic 'swit'. Song is a loud, sweet, up-and-down 'di-ti-di-ti-du-dit' , the last note being the lowest.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (67)...)

Brown Fulvetta (Alcippe brunneicauda) [XC156584]
by Peter Boesman from Poring Hot Springs, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia (song)

Brown Fulvetta (Alcippe brunneicauda) [XC530051]
by Okamoto Keita Sin from nr. Lesan Protection Forest, Kabupaten Berau, Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Several subspecies proposed, including eriphaea (Borneo), but differences trivial or undetectable in large samples.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

brunneicauda (Salvadori, 1879) - Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo.
eriphaea (Oberholser, 1922) - Borneo.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Brown Fulvetta (Alcippe brunneicauda) - 10 files

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