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White-whiskered Laughingthrush
Yellow Tit
Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler
More Birds in Taiwan Ijima’s Leaf-Warbler
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Dusky Fulvetta Alcippe brunnea brunnea
Endemic Subspecies
The Dusky Fulvetta is a small (13 cm) bird with brown upperparts, a rufous brown cap bordered by a thin black line, and grayish buff underparts. The iris is light brown or reddish brown, the bill is dark brown and the legs are pinkish. The Taiwan (nominate) subspecies brunnea differs from the adjacent mainland race mainly in being slightly smaller, with grayish buff rather than whitish underparts and darker upperparts.
The Dusky Fulvetta lives in the understory layer of evergreen and deciduous forests. It is usually found in small groups, searching for insects and small berries. In Taiwan it is a common resident year-round in forests from mid to high elevations.
References: A Field Guide to the Birds of China (Mackinnon and Phillipps); 100 Common Birds of Taiwan (Wild Bird Society of Taipei); N. J. Collar, “Endemic subspecies of Taiwan birds—first impressions”, in Birding ASIA, Number 2, December 2004 |
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