Mountain Fulvetta

Mountain Fulvetta
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Timaliidae
Genus:	Alcippe
Species:	A. peracensis
Binomial name
Alcippe peracensis Sharpe, 1887

The Mountain Fulvetta (Alcippe peracensis) is a 14 to 15.5 cm long species of bird in the Old World babbler family. It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

The Black-browed Fulvetta, Alcippe grotei, is sometimes considered to be conspecific with Mountain Fulvetta, but the two forms differ in morphology and vocalisations, and are separated altitudinally. Black-browed Fulvetta occurs primarily below 400 m, and Mountain Fulvetta above 900 m.

Both have a warm brown back and tail, whitish underparts, a grey face and a slate grey crown bordered below with a black line, but Black-browed has brown flanks and a weaker white eyering.

Mountain has a yi-yuii-uwee-uwee song, whereas Black-browed's is yu-chi-chiwi-chuwoo, yu-uwit-ii-uwoo.

References

• BirdLife International 2004. Alcippe peracensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.
• Collar, N. J. & Robson C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 - 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
• Robson, Craig Birds of Thailand. 2002. Princeton University Press, ISBN 0-691-00700-4.
• Robson, Craig A Field Guide to the Birds of Thailand, 2004 ISBN 1843309211
• Wildlife of Lao PDR: 1999 Status Report