Babblers (Timaliidae)
Grey-hooded Fulvetta (Fulvetta cinereiceps) - HBW 12, p. 139
French: Fulvetta à gorge rayée
German: Braunkopfalcippe
Spanish: Fulveta Encapuchada
Other common names: Brown-headed Tit-babbler; Chestnut-backed Fulvetta (fucata); Fujian Fulvetta (guttaticollis)
Taxonomy: Siva cinereiceps J. Verreaux, 1870, “les montagnes du Thibet chinois” = Muping [Paohing], south-east Xizang, China.
Genus commonly merged with Alcippe. Formerly treated as conspecific with F. manipurensis and F. formosana, but these exhibit considerable differences. Races fucata and guttaticollis may represent two additional species; further study required. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- fessa Bangs & J. L. Peters, 1928 - C China (S Ningxia S to S Gansu, S Shaanxi and extreme N Sichuan).
- cinereiceps ( J. Verreaux, 1870) - NE, C & S Sichuan S to W Guizhou (SC China).
- fucata ( Styan, 1899) - W Hubei S to N Guizhou, NE Guangxi and SE Hunan (E China).
- guttaticollis ( La Touche, 1897) - SE China from NW Fujian S to N Guangdong.
- Least Concern
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