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Schoeniparus castaneceps
Diet
Invertebrates; often feeds on vertical trunks
Habitat
Evergreen montane forest above about 1,200m
Range
Himalaya to Southeast Asia
Size
11cm
The rufous-winged fulvetta is a bird of the family Pellorneidae; its common name is misleading, since it is not a close relative of the typical fulvettas, now in the genus Fulvetta. The black-crowned fulvetta was until recently included as a subspecies. This 11 cm bird has a dark-streaked chestnut crown, a white eyebrow, brown upperparts and pale underparts, and its wings show a striking contrast between the bright rufous primaries and the black coverts (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is a noisy species, with a rich warbled ti-du-di-du-di-du-di-du song and a wheezy tsi-tsi-tsi-tsi call, and is common in evergreen montane forest above 1,200 m, often feeding on vertical trunks (Wikipedia, general species account).