Dusky Fulvetta (Schoeniparus brunneus)

Other Names (World)
Dusky Fulvetta, Gould's Fulvetta

Family
Pellorneidae (Ground Babblers)

Size
13 - 13.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gould, 1863)

Habitat
Low shrub layer of evergreen and deciduous forests. From 400 - 2,500 m.

Range (Guide)

China (mainland), India, Taiwan (China).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2020) and decreasing.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A repetitive low 'jurr' pr purring 'churrk'. A high-pitched 'wheet churrk' and a louder, rising 'brueet' uttered in alarm. Song is a gloomy warble.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (88)...)

Dusky Fulvetta (Schoeniparus brunneus) [XC304234]
by Chie-Jen Jerome Ko from Wugongshan, Anfu County, Ji'an , Jiangxi Sheng, China (song)

Dusky Fulvetta (Schoeniparus brunneus) [XC724776]
by \u8521\u660e\u525b from Donghe Township, Taitung County, Taiwan Province, Taiwan (song)

Subspecies
Suggested as forming a superspecies with Rusty-capped Fulvetta (Schoeniparus dubius), and often considered conspecific, but the two occur sympatrically in China and differ morphologically.

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

olivaceus (Gould, 1863) - South-central China (central and eastern Sichuan east to southern Shaanxi, western Hubei and northern Guizhou).
weigoldi (Stresemann, 1923) - Red Basin of Sichuan (China).
superciliaris (David, 1874) - South-eastern China (eastern Guangxi east to eastern Hunan, south-eastern Anhui, south-western Zhejiang, northern Fujian and northern Guangdong).
argutus (E. J. O. Hartert, 1910) - Hainan I. (off south-eastern China).
brunneus (Gould, 1863) - Taiwan.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Dusky Fulvetta (Schoeniparus brunneus) - 10 files

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