Grey-cheeked Fulvetta

The grey-cheeked fulvetta or Morrison´s fulvetta (Alcippe morrisonia) is a bird in the family Leiothrichidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1863. The grey-cheeked fulvetta is part of a species complex and the nominate morrisonia is now restricted to endemic Taiwan birds, with David´s fulvetta (Alcippe davidi), Huet´s fulvetta (Alcippe hueti) and Yunnan fulvetta (Alcippe fratercula) now recognised as a separate species.

Distribution: It is a year-round resident throughout Taiwan. It is found in evergreen mountain forests.

Characteristics: This 15-cm long bird has a grey head with a white eye ring and a long black eye stripe running from the bill down the sides of the neck. The upperparts are olive and the underparts are yellow.

Its call is a weak chi-chi-chu-chui. It will readily join mixed-species feeding flocks.