Fulvous Parrotbill

The fulvous parrotbill is a small bird 12–12.5 cm long, of the family Paradoxornithidae. The plumage of the nominate is dominated by a rich buff head, upper wing coverts, flanks, rump and tail, with a white belly, and the face is dominated by a black stripe above the eye that widens towards the middle and then narrows again, with a faint white stripe below the face (Wikipedia, general species account).

It lives in montane stands at 2,440–3,660 m, most commonly above 2,700 m but sometimes down to 1,700 m, and is not thought to be migratory. It feeds on the buds of bamboo and birches, tiny seeds and insects, and forms flocks of up to 20 or 30 birds when not breeding. Both parents build the bowl-shaped nest of bamboo leaves, rootlets and mosses in dense bamboo, incubate the eggs and care for the nestlings (Wikipedia, general species account).