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David's Fulvetta
Alcippe davidi Styan, 1896
≈13 cmLength15 gWeight
This small bird weighs about 15 g and inhabits moist lowland and mountain forests.
Busiest months: January, March and May–June · Most records: China, Vietnam
How to identify
Where and when it's recorded
David's Fulvetta has been recorded at 103 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- LonghengChina223 records
- Tam Dao NPVietnam181 records
- Longcanggou [General Area]China167 records
More places
- Tangjiahe NNRChina164 records
- Nonggang NNRChina93 records
- Defu Nature ReserveChina44 records
- Kuankuoshui NNRChina42 records
- Mount QingchengChina38 records
- Dalaoling National Forest ParkChina32 records
- Longcanggou – XiaoshibaChina30 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
David's fulvetta (Alcippe davidi) is a species in the family Leiothrichidae. It is distributed across Myanmar, Laos, mainland China, Vietnam, and Thailand. The conservation status of this species is assessed as Least Concern.
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Questions
How big is the David's Fulvetta?
The David's Fulvetta is about ≈13 cm long and weighs around 15 g.
Where does the David's Fulvetta live?
Its breeding range: Oriental: south-central, southern China to northwestern Vietnam. It is most often recorded in China and Vietnam.
When is the best time to see the David's Fulvetta?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January, March, May and June (Northern Hemisphere).
What does the David's Fulvetta eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the David's Fulvetta in?
It belongs to the family Laughingthrushes & Allies (Leiothrichidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- ≈13 cm
- Weight
- 15 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Partial migrant
More measurements
- Wing
- 61 mm
- Tail
- 52 mm
- Bill
- 12 mm
- Tarsus
- 19 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Oriental: south-central, southern China to northwestern Vietnam
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Subspecies · 2
- Alcippe davidi schaefferi s China and nw Vietnam
- Alcippe davidi davidi c, ec China
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Laughingthrushes & Allies Leiothrichidae
- Genus
- Alcippe
Other birds in the genus Alcippe
Brown-cheeked FulvettaAlcippe poioicephala
Black-browed FulvettaAlcippe grotei
Brown FulvettaAlcippe brunneicauda
Javan FulvettaAlcippe pyrrhoptera
Nepal FulvettaAlcippe nipalensis
Huet's FulvettaAlcippe hueti
Grey-cheeked FulvettaAlcippe morrisonia
Yunnan FulvettaAlcippe fratercula
Mountain FulvettaAlcippe peracensis
Striated LaughingthrushGrammatoptila striata
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