Babblers (Timaliidae)

Dusky Fulvetta (Schoeniparus brunneus) - HBW 12, p. 156

French: Alcippe de Gould German: Rotkopfalcippe Spanish: Fulveta de Gould
Other common names: Brown-capped/Brown-eared Fulvetta, Rufous/Rufous-headed Fulvetta, Gould’s Fulvetta/Nun-babbler

Taxonomy: Alcippe brunnea Gould, 1863, Taiwan.
Genus usually merged into Alcippe. Suggested as forming a superspecies with S. dubius, and often considered conspecific, but the two occur sympatrically in China and differ morphologically. Five subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • olivaceus ( Styan, 1896) - SC China (C & E Sichuan E to S Shaanxi, W Hubei and N Guizhou).
  • weigoldi Stresemann, 1923 - Red Basin of Sichuan (China).
  • superciliaris ( David, 1874) - SE China (E Guangxi E to E Hunan, SE Anhui, SW Zhejiang, N Fujian and N Guangdong).

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  • olivaceus ( Styan, 1896) - SC China (C & E Sichuan E to S Shaanxi, W Hubei and N Guizhou).
  • weigoldi Stresemann, 1923 - Red Basin of Sichuan (China).
  • superciliaris ( David, 1874) - SE China (E Guangxi E to E Hunan, SE Anhui, SW Zhejiang, N Fujian and N Guangdong).
  • argutus ( E. J. O. Hartert, 1910) - Hainan I.
  • brunneus ( Gould, 1863) - Taiwan.