The grey-hooded fulvetta (''Fulvetta cinereiceps'') is a

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in the

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Paradoxornithidae The parrotbills are a family, Paradoxornithidae, of passerine birds that are primarily native to Eastern Asia, East and Southeast Asia (with a single species in western North America), though feral populations exist elsewhere. They are generally ...

. Like the other typical fulvettas, it was long included in the Timaliidae genus '' Alcippe'' or in the

Sylviidae Sylviidae is a family of passerine birds that includes the typical warblers and a number of babblers formerly placed within the Old World babbler family. They are found in Eurasia and Africa. Taxonomy and systematics The scientific name Sylviid ...

. Formerly, ''F. cinereiceps'' was known as

Manipur fulvetta The Manipur fulvetta or streak-throated fulvetta (''Fulvetta manipurensis'') is a bird species in the family family Paradoxornithidae. It is named for the state of Manipur in Northeast India. Like the other typical fulvettas, it was long inc ...

, the birds properly referred to with this name have been split off and are now usually treated as a distinct species, ''F. manipurensis''. Another former

subspecies In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...

of ''F. cinereiceps'' that is nowadays usually considered distinct is the

Taiwan fulvetta The Taiwan fulvetta (''Fulvetta formosana'') is a bird species in the family Sylviidae. Like the other typical fulvettas, it was long included in the Timaliidae genus '' Alcippe''. In addition, it was long included in ''F. cinereiceps'' as a s ...

(''F. formosana''). Its natural

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is temperate

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. It is not considered threatened by the

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References

* * Collar, N.J. & Robson, Craig (2007): Family Timaliidae (Babblers). ''In:'' del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew & Christie, D.A. (eds.): ''

Handbook of Birds of the World The ''Handbook of the Birds of the World'' (HBW) is a multi-volume series produced by the Spanish publishing house Lynx Edicions in partnership with BirdLife International. It is the first handbook to cover every known living species of bird. Th ...

, Volume 12'' (Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees): 70-291. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

grey-hooded fulvetta The grey-hooded fulvetta (''Fulvetta cinereiceps'') is a bird species in the family Paradoxornithidae. Like the other typical fulvettas, it was long included in the Timaliidae genus '' Alcippe'' or in the Sylviidae. Formerly, ''F. cinereiceps' ...

Birds of China Endemic birds of China

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