Family Ground Babblers (Pellorneidae)
Least Concern
Rusty-capped Fulvetta (Schoeniparus dubius)
Taxonomy
French: Pseudominla à calotte rouille German: Braunkappen-Zweigdrossling Spanish: Fulveta coronirrufa
Taxonomy:
Proparus dubius
A. O. Hume
, 1874,“outskirts of the Pine forests above the Salween”, Salween district, Tenasserim, Myanmar
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Subspecies and Distribution
S. d. mandellii
(Godwin-Austen, 1876) – Bhutan, NE Indian hill states and W Myanmar.
S. d. intermedius
Rippon, 1900 – NE & E Myanmar and S China (W Yunnan W of R Salween).
S. d. genestieri
(Oustalet, 1897) – S China (Yunnan E of R Salween E to SW Sichuan, W Hunan and W Guangxi), N Laos and N Vietnam (Tonkin).
S. d. cui
(J. C. Eames, 2002) – SE Laos and C Vietnam (C Annam).
S. d. dubius
(A. O. Hume, 1874) – SE Myanmar (S to N Tenasserim) and W Thailand.
Descriptive notes
14–15 cm; 14–22 g. Smallish fulvetta, brown above and buffy below, with rusty-rufous forehead and bold black and white lines on crown side. Nominate race has... read more
Voice
Songs include short, sweet, breathy, fluty warble of distinct notes, e.g. “chu-chi-chiu... read more
Habitat
Broadleaf forest, dense bushes, bracken, brambles and grassy undergrowth in light forest or forest... read more
Food and feeding
Mainly insects, including beetles (Coleoptera); also grass seeds, including Polygonum and Rhus. Found in small parties... read more
Breeding
Apr–Jun in India and China and Feb–Jun in SE Asia. Nest, built by both sexes, a loose oval or dome-shaped structure, with... read more
Movements
Resident.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. Rare in Bhutan, only one record. Locally common in NE India, although few records from Arunachal Pradesh, but present in and/or near Eaglenest... read more
See comments under S. brunneus. Birds observed in C Laos have not been assigned to race. Five subspecies recognized.