Alcippe morrisonia
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In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
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.
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Morrison's Fulvetta sighting in Taroko National Park on a given day, based on 806 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th most-seen of the 147 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Morrison's Fulvetta in Taroko National Park on a given day, against about 20% in February, May and July, the lowest months.
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.
Only Taroko National Park, in our data
Taroko National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Morrison's Fulvetta sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Morrison's Fulvetta is recorded against all the birds logged in Taroko National Park (806 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
