Fulvettas - Brown-Cheeked Fulvetta, Rufous-Winged Fulvetta, Streak-Throabrown-Cheeked Fulvetta, Rufous-Winged Fulvetta, Streak-Throated Fulvetta, Pseudominla, Grey-Hooded Fulvetta Ted Fulvetta, Pseudominla, Grey-Hooded Fulvetta (Paperback)

Chapters: Brown-Cheeked Fulvetta, Rufous-Winged Fulvetta, Streak-Throated Fulvetta, Pseudominla, Grey-Hooded Fulvetta, Golden-Breasted Fulvetta, White-Browed Fulvetta, Spectacled Fulvetta, Chinese Fulvetta, Taiwan Fulvetta. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 32. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Brown-cheeked Fulvetta, Alcippe poioicephala (or Brown-cheeked Alcippe as the fulvettas proper are not closely related to this bird), is an Old World babbler. It was earlier also known as the Quaker Babbler. The Old World babblers are a large family of passerine birds characterised by soft fluffy plumage. These are birds of tropical areas, with the greatest variety in southeast Asia. This species is one of those retained in the genus Alcippe after the true fulvettas and some others were removed; the group had turned out to unite quite unrelated birds. Its closest relatives are probably the Brown Fulvetta, and the Black-browed Fulvetta which was only recently recognized as a distinct species again. The Javan Fulvetta and the Nepal Fulvetta might also belong into this group.(Pasquet et al. 2006) The Brown-cheeked Fulvetta is a resident breeding bird in India and Southeast Asia. Its habitat is undergrowth in moist forests and scrub jungle. This species, like most babblers, is not migratory, and has short rounded wings and a weak flight. This babbler builds its nest in a tree, concealed in dense masses of foliage. The normal clutch is two or three eggs. Brown-cheeked Fulvetta measures 15 cm including its longish tail. It is brown above and buff, with no patterning on the body or wings. The crown is grey, and the cheeks are dark. Brown-cheeked Fulvettas have short dark bills. Their food is mainly insects and nectar. They can be difficult to observe in the dense vegetation they prefer, but like ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=63607