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Golden-breasted Fulvetta

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Lioparus chrysotis

Basic stats

Diet

Insects, foraged low

Habitat

Temperate forest, and broadleaved evergreen forest and montane bamboo; breeds at 2,000–2,800m and moves in winter to foothills as low as 1,600m, occasionally 1,300m

Size

10–11.5cm

Weight

5–10g

The head and crown are black or grey and the black wings have orange-yellow slashes, the secondaries tipped white and the brown tail edged orange-yellow for two thirds of its base. The underparts are predominantly yellow, the throat grey or yellowish depending on the population, and the sexes are indistinguishable by plumage (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is an altitudinal migrant, moving from breeding grounds at 2,000–2,800 m to foothills as low as 1,600 m, occasionally down to 1,300 m, in winter. It is found in broadleaved evergreen forest and montane bamboo, foraging at low height for insects, in groups of as many as 30 in winter, often joining mixed-species foraging flocks (Wikipedia, general species account).

Quick answers

What does the Golden-breasted Fulvetta eat?
Insects, foraged low
What habitat does the Golden-breasted Fulvetta live in?
Temperate forest, and broadleaved evergreen forest and montane bamboo; breeds at 2,000–2,800m and moves in winter to foothills as low as 1,600m, occasionally 1,300m
How big is the Golden-breasted Fulvetta?
10–11.5cm
How much does the Golden-breasted Fulvetta weigh?
5–10g
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