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| The Manipur Fulvetta |
| The Manipur Fulvetta or Streak-Throated Fulvetta is a large-headed small brown bird with a greyish-brown head, dark brown brow, and orange sides and wings. Fine brown streaking on throat often not noticeable. Reminiscent of Gray-Hooded Fulvetta in shape and general patterning, but browner-headed and darker-toned overall. Moves about in the lower and middle levels in small flocks, sometimes with other species. . . . . . . . . .. .. …. ……. . .. … …… ………………………. ………….. ……………….. .. …. …. ……….. … …. ……….. … …. ………… ………….. ………… ………… ….. ………. …………. …….. ……………. …… …. …. ……….. … …. ……….. .. ………… ….. ………. …………. …….. …………. The Manipur Fulvetta has a distinctive streaked throat. It measures about 11 to 13 cms in length and weighs about 8 to 14 gms. The Male of the nominate race has crown, mantle and back pinkish milky brown, soft-edged but broad lateral crownstripes becoming vague broad smudge on nape; lower back and rump pale rufous; tail milky brown, upperwing similar but with pale rufous fringes and with narrow greyish-white wingpanel (outer primaries) below dark brown one (inner primaries); face (lores, area round eye, cheek and ear-coverts) very pale grey-tinged buff; chin to upper breast whitish with warm pale brown stippling, shading on lower breast to pale pinkish grey-brown, with rich pale rufous flanks and lower belly; iris pale yellowish to brownish; bill brown; legs dark brown to brownish. Sexes are similar. Juvenile apparently resembles adult. . . . . . . . . .. .. …. ……. . .. … …… ………………………. ………….. ……………….. .. …. …. ……….. … …. ……….. … …. ………… ………….. ………… ………… ….. ………. …………. …….. ……………. …… …. …. ……….. … …. ……….. .. ………… ….. ………. …………. …….. …………. Distinguished from similar Grey-Hooded Fulvetta (Fulvetta cinereiceps) by browner crown, much more pronounced lateral crownstripes and throat streaking, marginally darker breast, much more strongly rust-colored lower belly and flanks and edges of inner primaries, paler bill. . . . . . . . . .. .. …. ……. . .. … …… ………………………. ………….. ……………….. .. …. …. ……….. … …. ……….. … …. ………… ………….. ………… ………… ….. ………. …………. …….. ……………. …… …. …. ……….. … …. ……….. .. ………… ….. ………. …………. …….. …………. The Manipur Fulvetta is found in North East India, Myanmar and Yunnan. Its natural habitat is temperate forest. It is found in broadleaf evergreen forest, forest edge, bamboo and scrub. It is found from 1400 to 2500 mtrs in India, 1525 to 800 mtrs in South East Asia. . . . . . . . . .. .. …. ……. . .. … …… ………………………. ………….. ……………….. .. …. …. ……….. … …. ……….. … …. ………… ………….. ………… ………… ….. ………. …………. …….. ……………. …… …. …. ……….. … …. ……….. .. ………… ….. ………. …………. …….. …………. It eats mainly small insects and their eggs, caterpillars, tiny snails, some vegetable matter. Found in parties of 6 to 10 individuals outside breeding season, often associating with mixed flocks which may contain other small babblers. Forages quite close to, and sometimes on, ground; sometimes ascends in trees. . . . . . . . . .. .. …. ……. . .. … …… ………………………. ………….. ……………….. .. …. …. ……….. … …. ……….. … …. ………… ………….. ………… ………… ….. ………. …………. …….. ……………. …… …. …. ……….. … …. ……….. .. ………… ….. ………. …………. …….. …………. Its Song is a rather well-spaced, very high-pitched “ti ti si-su”; transcribed also as a simple, sibilant, high-pitched “si-swu” or “see, si-wu”, the “si” note(s) clear and the last note burrier, as “si-séé-swúú”, all notes thin and sibilant, and as “si-si-suu-swéée”, the last note more stressed, prolonged, slurred, and with greater bandwidth than the others. Calls include low “tirrru” notes when on the move, also high, thin, sibilant “swi-swi-swi-swi…”, and thin, dry, metallic “twitÂ’itÂ’itÂ’it-it-it, it, itÂ’itÂ’it…” or harder, more spluttering rattled version. . ……… … …. ………… ………….. ………… ………… ….. ………. …… ………….. ………… ………… ….. ………………….. … ………… ….. ………. …… ………….. ………… ………… ….. …… ………….. ………… ………… ….. ………………………………………. …. …. … .. …………………. …. …. … ……………. ………… ….. ……………………………. …. …. … .. …………………. …. …………………….. ….. …………….. .. Description Credit – Birds of the World (The Cornell Lab), Oiseaux, Animalia, Ogaclicks, Birds of India | Bird World, Bird Count India & Wiki. |
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