Dusky Fulvetta Schoeniparus brunneus olivaceus ranges from central Sichuan to Hubei and Guizhou, weigoldi inhabits Sichuan Basin, superciliaris occurs throughout southeast China, and argutus is endemic to Hainan. Also nominate endemic to Taiwan. HABITAT & BEHAVIOR Small groups, often near ground, moving quickly through undergrowth and leaf litter in search of insects and seeds. Lowlands to 2500 m (8,200 ft.). ID Large-headed, with brown cap and upperparts. Black lateral crown-stripe extends from forehead to sides of neck. Face grey with buffy eye-ring. Chin whitish; rest of underparts grey. BARE PARTS Bill black; feet yellowish-brown. VOICE Song a clear, short warble, continuously repeated. Chirrs in alarm. — Craig Brelsford
SOUND-RECORDINGS
Dusky Fulvetta Schoeniparus brunneus superciliaris, Emeifeng (27.038276, 117.094207), Fujian, China, elev. 730 m (2,400 ft.), May, by Craig Brelsford (2:37; 7 MB)
Dusky Fulvetta S. b. superciliaris, Emeifeng (27.038276, 117.094207), Fujian, elev. 730 m (2,400 ft.), May, by Craig Brelsford (0:02; 875 KB)
THE JUNGLE BABBLER FULVETTAS OF CHINA
shanghaibirding.com covers every species in the genus Schoeniparus in China. Click any link below:
Yellow-throated Fulvetta Schoeniparus cinereus
Rufous-winged Fulvetta S. castaneceps
Golden-fronted Fulvetta S. variegaticeps
Rufous-throated Fulvetta S. rufogularis
Rusty-capped Fulvetta S. dubius
Dusky Fulvetta S. brunneus
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Daniel Bengtsson served as chief ornithological consultant for Craig Brelsford’s Photographic Field Guide to the Birds of China, from which this species description is drawn.
