
Black-browed Fulvetta
Alcippe grotei Delacour, 1936
16–16 cmLength14 gWeight
The black-browed fulvetta (Alcippe grotei) is a 15.5 to 16.5 cm long species of passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae.
Busiest months: March · Most records: Vietnam, Cambodia
Where and when it's recorded
Black-browed Fulvetta has been recorded at 26 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Cuc Phuong NPVietnam252 records
- Cuc Phuong NP – Bong SubstationVietnam73 records
- Bach Ma NPVietnam70 records
More places
- Dak DamCambodia68 records
- Phong Nha-Ke Bang National ParkVietnam57 records
- Seima Biodiversity Conservation AreaCambodia15 records
- Bidoup Nui Ba NP – Dak HoVietnam13 records
- Da Lat – Ta Nung ValleyVietnam12 records
- Cuc Phuong NP – HeadquartersVietnam11 records
- Mount LangbianVietnam11 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
It is found in subtropical or tropical moist montane evergreen forests, adjacent secondary growth and bamboo in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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Questions
How big is the Black-browed Fulvetta?
The Black-browed Fulvetta is about 16–16 cm long and weighs around 14 g.
Where does the Black-browed Fulvetta live?
Its breeding range: Oriental: southeastern Thailand, eastern Cambodia, central, southern Laos and Vietnam. It is most often recorded in Vietnam and Cambodia.
When is the best time to see the Black-browed Fulvetta?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in March (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Black-browed Fulvetta endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Black-browed Fulvetta as Least Concern.
What does the Black-browed Fulvetta eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Black-browed Fulvetta in?
It belongs to the family Laughingthrushes & Allies (Leiothrichidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- 16–16 cm
- Weight
- 14 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 66 mm
- Tail
- 66 mm
- Bill
- 14 mm
- Tarsus
- 20 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Oriental: southeastern Thailand, eastern Cambodia, central, southern Laos and Vietnam
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Laughingthrushes & Allies Leiothrichidae
- Genus
- Alcippe
Other birds in the genus Alcippe
Brown-cheeked FulvettaAlcippe poioicephala
Brown FulvettaAlcippe brunneicauda
Javan FulvettaAlcippe pyrrhoptera
Nepal FulvettaAlcippe nipalensis
David's FulvettaAlcippe davidi
Huet's FulvettaAlcippe hueti
Grey-cheeked FulvettaAlcippe morrisonia
Yunnan FulvettaAlcippe fratercula
Mountain FulvettaAlcippe peracensis
Striated LaughingthrushGrammatoptila striata
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In other languages
- EnglishBlack-browed Fulvetta
- 简体中文黑眉雀鹛
- 繁體中文黑眉雀鶥
- 日本語マユグロチメドリ
- DeutschWeißbauch-Zweigdrossling
- FrançaisAlcippe de Grote
- EspañolFulveta cejinegra
- Portuguêsfulveta-de-sobrancelha-preta
- NederlandsZwartbrauwalcippe
- РусскийЧернобровая альциппа
- Svenskaindokinesisk alkippa
- DanskIndokinesisk Fulvetta
- Polskisikornik wietnamski