White-browed Fulvetta (Fulvetta vinipectus)
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White-browed Fulvetta

Fulvetta vinipectus (Hodgson, 1837)

≈12 cmLength12 gWeight

The white-browed fulvetta (Fulvetta vinipectus) is a bird species in the family Paradoxornithidae.

Busiest months: April · Most records: Bhutan, China, Nepal

Least Concern

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: April · Most records: Bhutan, China, Nepal

White-browed Fulvetta has been recorded at 121 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 6 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Mt. PhulchowkiNepal419 records
  2. PelelaBhutan326 records
  3. ChelelaBhutan289 records
More places
  1. Dochula PassBhutan247 records
  2. Hike to Tiger's Nest MonasteryBhutan188 records
  3. Dochula – Royal Botanical ParkBhutan156 records
  4. Tharpaling MonasteryBhutan132 records
  5. Munsyari – Bheema WodeyarIndia117 records
  6. Sengor – camp and upper Lingmethan RdBhutan107 records
  7. YotonglaBhutan98 records

Countries and regions with the most records

BhutanChinaNepalMyanmar (Burma)IndiaVietnam

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 white-browed fulvetta (Fulvetta vinipectus) is a bird species in the family Paradoxornithidae. Like the other typical fulvettas, it was long included in the Timaliidae genus Alcippe or in the Sylviidae.

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Questions

How big is the White-browed Fulvetta?

The White-browed Fulvetta is about ≈12 cm long and weighs around 12 g.

Where does the White-browed Fulvetta live?

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

When is the best time to see the White-browed Fulvetta?

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

Is the White-browed Fulvetta endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the White-browed Fulvetta as Least Concern.

What does the White-browed Fulvetta eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the White-browed Fulvetta in?

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

At a glance

Length
≈12 cm
Weight
12 g
Habitat
Shrubland
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
57 mm
Tail
51 mm
Bill
10 mm
Tarsus
22 mm

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

Range

Oriental: Himalayas to northern Vietnam

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Subspecies · 2
  • Fulvetta vinipectus perstriata ne Myanmar and sw China
  • Fulvetta vinipectus bieti sc China

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Parrotbills & Allies Paradoxornithidae
Genus
Fulvetta

Other birds in the genus Fulvetta

Spectacled FulvettaSpectacled FulvettaFulvetta ruficapillaIndochinese FulvettaIndochinese FulvettaFulvetta danisiChinese FulvettaChinese FulvettaFulvetta striaticollisBrown-throated FulvettaBrown-throated FulvettaFulvetta ludlowiManipur FulvettaManipur FulvettaFulvetta manipurensisGrey-hooded FulvettaGrey-hooded FulvettaFulvetta cinereicepsTaiwan FulvettaTaiwan FulvettaFulvetta formosanaFire-tailed MyzornisFire-tailed MyzornisMyzornis pyrrhouraRufous-tailed BabblerRufous-tailed BabblerMoupinia poecilotisGolden-breasted FulvettaGolden-breasted FulvettaLioparus chrysotis
White-browed Fulvetta

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