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Grey-cheeked fulvetta

Alcippe morrisonia · Family Pellorneidae

Alcippe morrisonia

Family Pellorneidae

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Pellorneidae
GBIF occurrence records
135,752
Countries and territories with records
9
Grey-cheeked fulvetta
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About this species

This species has 135,752 occurrence records from 9 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Taiwan accounts for 99.5% of the records; no other country or territory reaches 1%. In Taiwan, this species accounts for 0.64% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Alcippe morrisonia combines the genus name Alcippe with the species epithet morrisonia. The Warbla app catalog lists 10 species of the genus Alcippe; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Alcippe poioicephala, Alcippe nipalensis and Alcippe fratercula.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 73 species of the family Pellorneidae. This species ranks 2nd among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Pellorneum ruficeps. Its record count is 14.1 times the family average (9,618). The family Pellorneidae belongs to the order Passeriformes, which has 6,193 species in the Warbla app catalog.

More birds in the family Pellorneidae

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