Yellow-throated Fulvetta (Schoeniparus cinereus)
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Yellow-throated Fulvetta

Schoeniparus cinereus (Blyth, 1847)

≈11 cmLength11 gWeight

This fulvetta inhabits sparse scrub and moist mountain forest at high elevations.

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

Least Concern

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

Yellow-throated Fulvetta has been recorded at 45 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Yongkhola campBhutan160 records
  2. Lingmethang Rd – Namling mid-elevation forestBhutan64 records
  3. Dulong River ValleyChina62 records
More places
  1. Baihualing [General Area]China35 records
  2. Tsamang RoadBhutan28 records
  3. JainalaBhutan18 records
  4. ThrumsinglaBhutan15 records
  5. LingmethangBhutan11 records
  6. Baihualing – Jiujiezi SaddleChina11 records
  7. Beibeng-Gelin RoadChina10 records

Countries and regions with the most records

BhutanChinaLaosIndiaVietnam

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 yellow-throated fulvetta (Schoeniparus cinereus) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. Its common name is misleading, because it is not a close relative of the "typical" fulvettas, which are now in the family Paradoxornithidae.

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Questions

How big is the Yellow-throated Fulvetta?

The Yellow-throated Fulvetta is about ≈11 cm long and weighs around 11 g.

Where does the Yellow-throated Fulvetta live?

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

When is the best time to see the Yellow-throated Fulvetta?

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

Is the Yellow-throated Fulvetta endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Yellow-throated Fulvetta as Least Concern.

What does the Yellow-throated Fulvetta eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Yellow-throated Fulvetta in?

It belongs to the family Ground Babblers (Pellorneidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length
≈11 cm
Weight
11 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
54 mm
Tail
41 mm
Bill
11 mm
Tarsus
20 mm

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

Range

Oriental: Himalayas to north-central Vietnam

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Ground Babblers Pellorneidae
Genus
Schoeniparus

Other birds in the genus Schoeniparus

Rufous-winged FulvettaRufous-winged FulvettaSchoeniparus castanecepsBlack-crowned FulvettaBlack-crowned FulvettaSchoeniparus klossiGolden-fronted FulvettaGolden-fronted FulvettaSchoeniparus variegaticepsRufous-throated FulvettaRufous-throated FulvettaSchoeniparus rufogularisRusty-capped FulvettaRusty-capped FulvettaSchoeniparus dubiusDusky FulvettaDusky FulvettaSchoeniparus brunneusIndian GrassbirdIndian GrassbirdGraminicola bengalensisChinese GrassbirdChinese GrassbirdGraminicola striatusLarge Wren-BabblerLarge Wren-BabblerTurdinus macrodactylusMarbled Wren-BabblerMarbled Wren-BabblerTurdinus marmoratus
Yellow-throated Fulvetta

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