Golden-breasted Fulvetta (Lioparus chrysotis)
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Golden-breasted Fulvetta

Lioparus chrysotis (Blyth, 1845)

10–12 cmLength5.5 gWeight

This small fulvetta has mainly yellow underparts and oblique orange-yellow stripes on its black wings.

Busiest months: May · Most records: China, Bhutan, Vietnam

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

  1. Crown black or gray
  2. Oblique orange-yellow stripes on black wings
  3. Basal two-thirds of brown tail edged orange-yellow
  4. Underparts mostly yellow; throat gray or yellow

Male, female and young

Sexes indistinguishable in plumage.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: May · Most records: China, Bhutan, Vietnam

Golden-breasted Fulvetta has been recorded at 114 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Longcanggou [General Area]China199 records
  2. Wawu Mountain – Upper LevelChina111 records
  3. Wawu Mountain [General Area]China93 records
More places
  1. Wawu Mountain – Summit [2800m]China71 records
  2. Tangjiahe NNRChina70 records
  3. Kuankuoshui NNRChina58 records
  4. Ngoc Linh NRVietnam57 records
  5. Lingmethang Rd – Namling mid-elevation forestBhutan51 records
  6. Yongkhola campBhutan42 records
  7. Tanshi VillageChina40 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ChinaBhutanVietnamIndia

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

The golden-breasted fulvetta (Lioparus chrysotis) is a species of songbird found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Questions

How big is the Golden-breasted Fulvetta?

The Golden-breasted Fulvetta is about 10–12 cm long and weighs around 5.5 g.

Where does the Golden-breasted Fulvetta live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Himalayas to central Vietnam. It is most often recorded in China, Bhutan and Vietnam.

When is the best time to see the Golden-breasted Fulvetta?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in May (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Golden-breasted Fulvetta endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Golden-breasted Fulvetta as Least Concern.

What does the Golden-breasted Fulvetta eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Golden-breasted Fulvetta in?

It belongs to the family Parrotbills & Allies (Paradoxornithidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length
10–12 cm
Weight
5.5 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
52 mm
Tail
47 mm
Bill
10 mm
Tarsus
20 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Oriental: Himalayas to central Vietnam

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Subspecies · 3
  • Lioparus chrysotis forresti ne Myanmar and sw China
  • Lioparus chrysotis swinhoii c, se China
  • Lioparus chrysotis amoenus s China and nw Vietnam

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Parrotbills & Allies Paradoxornithidae
Genus
Lioparus

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Golden-breasted Fulvetta

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