Alcippe grotei

It is often considered conspecific with the Mountain Fulvetta, Alcippe peracensis, but the two forms differ in morphology and vocalisations, and are separated altitudinally. Black-browed Fulvetta occurs primarily below 400 m, and Mountain Fulvetta above 900 m.

The Alcippe grotei is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Black-browed Fulvetta, Alcippe grotei, is a 15.5 to 16.5 cm long species of passerine bird in the Old World babbler family. It is found in subtropical or tropical moist montane evergreen forests, adjacent secondary growth and bamboo in Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is often considered conspecific with the Mountain Fulvetta, Alcippe peracensis, but the two forms differ in morphology and vocalisations, and are separated altitudinally. More

Alcippe grotei is split from A.peracensis (Robson 2000,Collar 2006a, BLI) 120. Splits of Grey-cheeked Fulvetta complex restrict nominate morrisonia to endemic Taiwan species (Zou et al 2007, Song et al 2009 ) 121. ADD David's Fulvetta is split from the Grey-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe morrisonia complex (Zou et al 2007, Song et al 2009 ) 122. More

Fulvetta, Alcippe grotei, is sometimes considered to be conspecific with Mountain Fulvetta, but the two forms differ in morphology and vocalisations, and are separated altitudinally. Black-browed Fulvetta occurs primarily below 400 m, and Mountain Fulvetta above 900 m. Both have a warm brown back and tail, whitish underparts, a grey face and a slate grey crown bordered below with a black line, but Black-browed has brown flanks and a weaker white eyering. See more at Wikipedia.org... More

Alcippe grotei, Alcippe peracensis grotei Black-browed Fulvetta Alcippe morrisonia Grey-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe nipalensis Nepal Fulvetta Alcippe peracensis Mountain Fulvetta Alcippe poioicephala Brown-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe pyrrhoptera Javan Fulvetta, Javanese Fulvetta Arcanator orostruthus, Modulatrix orostruthus, Phyllastrephus orostruthus Dapple-throat, Dappled Mountain Robin Babax koslowi More

Black-browed Fulvetta More

* Alcippe grotei (originally Alcippe nipalensis grotei) is treated as a full species in the IOC World List 2.0 ). Where it is noted:"Alcippe grotei is split from A.peracensis (Robson 2000,Collar 2006a, BLI)". * It is treated in H&M 3rd::620 as a subspecies of Alcippe poioicephala. 2009.03.10; 2009.05. More