Nepal fulvetta
Species of bird
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The Nepal fulvetta (Alcippe nipalensis) or Nepal alcippe, as the fulvettas proper are not closely related to this species, is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae.
| Nepal fulvetta | |
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| In Nagarkot, Nepal | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Leiothrichidae |
| Genus: | Alcippe |
| Species: | A. nipalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Alcippe nipalensis (Hodgson, 1837) | |
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Two subspecies are recognised:[2]
- A. n. nipalensis (Hodgson, BH, 1837) – central and eastern Himalayas to northern Myanmar
- A. n. stanfordi Ticehurst, CB, 1930 – hill forest of southwestern Myanmar (Chin Hills and Arakan Mountains)