Nepal fulvetta

The Nepal fulvetta (Alcippe nipalensis) or Nepal alcippe, as the fulvettas proper are not closely related to this species, is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Two subspecies are recognised:

• A. n. nipalensis (Hodgson, BH, 1837) – central and eastern Himalayas to northern Myanmar
• A. n. stanfordi Ticehurst, CB, 1930 – hill forest of southwestern Myanmar (Chin Hills and Arakan Mountains)

References

• Collar, N. J. & Robson C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.