Alcippe morrisonia
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
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.
It is a year-round resident throughout Taiwan. It is found in evergreen mountain forests. 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. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Morrison's Fulvetta sighting in Taichung on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 94th most-seen of the 121 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Morrison's Fulvetta in Taichung on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 4 and 7 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Morrison's Fulvetta sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Morrison's Fulvetta sightings, Taichung ranks 3rd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kaohsiung (Taiwan, under 5%) and Taipei (Taiwan, under 5%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Morrison's Fulvetta that you can see in Taichung (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Light-vented Bulbul (over 90%), Javan Myna (about 90%) and Swinhoe’s White-eye (about 90%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Morrison's Fulvetta is recorded against all the birds logged in Taichung (24 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
