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Passeriformes / Leiothrichidae / Alcippe

Yunnan Fulvetta

Alcippe fratercula · 云南雀鹛

IUCN: Not Evaluated Found in China

Introduction

A species in the family Leiothrichidae, endemic to southern China, southeastern Myanmar, and northern Indochina. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Distribution & Habitat

Endemic to southern China, southeastern Myanmar, and northern Indochina. Three subspecies are recognised: A. f. yunnanensis occurs in southern China (southern Sichuan and eastern Yunnan) to northeastern Myanmar (Kachin); A. f. fratercula ranges from central Myanmar to southern China, northern Thailand, and northwestern Laos; A. f. laotiana is found in north-central and central Laos and north-central Vietnam.

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Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Leiothrichidae
Genus
Alcippe

Subspecies (3)

  • Alcippe fratercula fratercula

    central Myanmar to southern China, northern Thailand, and northwestern Laos

Data Sources

Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.