White-browed Fulvetta
Fulvetta vinipectus
白眉雀鹛
Introduction
Species in the family Paradoxornithidae. Formerly classified in the Timaliidae genus Alcippe or in the Sylviidae. Ranges across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, being endemic to Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam. Inhabits temperate forests.
Distribution & Habitat
Occurs in Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Inhabits temperate forest habitats.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Paradoxornithidae
- Genus
- Fulvetta
- eBird Code
- whbful1
Subspecies (8)
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Fulvetta vinipectus austeni
hill forest of southern Assam (south of the Brahmaputra)
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Fulvetta vinipectus bieti
southern China (Sichuan to northwestern Yunnan and southeastern Tibet)
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Fulvetta vinipectus chumbiensis
montane forest of eastern Nepal to southeastern Tibet, Sikkim, and Bhutan
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Fulvetta vinipectus kangrae
Himalayas (Kashmir to northwestern Uttar Pradesh)
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Fulvetta vinipectus perstriata
northeastern Myanmar (Kachin State) to southern China (western Yunnan)
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Fulvetta vinipectus ripponi
western Myanmar (highest regions of the Chin Hills)
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Fulvetta vinipectus valentinae
northern Vietnam (Fan Si Pan Mountains)
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Fulvetta vinipectus vinipectus
montane forest of western and central Nepal
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.