Grey-cheeked Fulvetta

How to identify

Field marks

1. Mouse-gray head with white eye-rings
2. Blackish-brown streaks in front of each eye
3. Yellowish-brown underparts and grayish-white throat
4. Blackish-brown bill and yellow legs and feet

Male, female and young

Sexes alike in color; juveniles have pale yellowish-rufous or rufous eyes, while adults have deep red or chestnut eyes.

Voice

Gives repeated chirps when moving in flocks, and a soft whistled phrase during the breeding season.

Similar species

David's Fulvetta

It occurs on the Asian mainland and looks very similar to this species, but molecular studies show that they are distinct species.

Huet's Fulvetta

It looks very similar, but molecular studies show that they are distinct species; Grey-cheeked Fulvetta occurs only in Taiwan (China).

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: December–January and March · Most records: China

Grey-cheeked Fulvetta has been recorded at 42 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Nantou – Jiji Endemic Species Research InstituteTaiwan (China)1,295 records
2. Nantou – Meifeng Highland Experimental Farm of NTUTaiwan (China)1,108 records
3. Nantou – Xitou Nature Education AreaTaiwan (China)1,009 records

Countries and regions with the most records

China

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 grey-cheeked fulvetta or Morrison's fulvetta (Alcippe morrisonia) is a bird in the laughingthrush family Leiothrichidae. It is endemic to Taiwan (China), where it is found in montane forest and other upland habitats.

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