The Manipur fulvetta or streak-throated fulvetta (''Fulvetta manipurensis'') is a

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in the

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. It is named for the state of

Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of Myanm ...

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

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. In addition, it was long included in ''F. cinereiceps'' as a

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, and the common name "streak-throated fulvetta" was applied to all these birds. The typical ''F. cinereiceps'' are now called

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' ...

. It is found in

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and

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. Its natural

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is temperate

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. Its status was first evaluated for the

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in 2008, being listed as a Species of

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.BLI (2008a,b) Fulvetta manipurensis

Footnotes

References

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(BLI) (2008a
Streak-throated Fulvetta Species Factsheet
Retrieved 2008-MAY-26. *

(BLI) (2008b)
[2008 IUCN Redlist status changes]
Retrieved 2008-MAY-23. * 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, Volume 12'' (Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees): 70-291. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Fulvetta, Manipur fulvetta Birds of Northeast India Birds of Myanmar Birds of Yunnan Environment of Manipur

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 ...

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