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Grey-cheeked Fulvetta

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Photo: Robert tdc · CC BY-SA 2.0

Alcippe morrisonia

Basic stats

Habitat

600–3,000m, sometimes as low as 50m

Size

About 14cm

The grey-cheeked fulvetta, or Morrison's fulvetta, is a bird in the laughingthrush family about 14cm long, with brown upperparts, buff underparts and a predominantly grey head. It has a conspicuous white eye-ring and narrow dark stripes along the sides of the crown. It occupies a range of habitats from 600 to 3,000m, sometimes as low as 50m (Wikipedia, general species account).

Its call is a weak 'chi-chi-chu-chui'. It readily joins mixed-species feeding flocks, where it is a nucleus species around which other birds congregate (Wikipedia, general species account).

Quick answers

What habitat does the Grey-cheeked Fulvetta live in?
600–3,000m, sometimes as low as 50m
How big is the Grey-cheeked Fulvetta?
About 14cm
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