NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Yunnan Fulvetta
Alcippe fratercula Rippon, 1900
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Yunnan fulvetta (Alcippe fratercula) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is endemic to southern China, southeastern Myanmar, and northern Indochina.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Three subspecies are recognised:
A. f. yunnanensis Harington, HH, 1913 – southern China (southern Sichuan and eastern Yunnan) to northeastern Myanmar (Kachin)
A. f. fratercula Rippon, G, 1900 – central Myanmar to southern China, northern Thailand, and northwestern Laos
A. f. laotiana Delacour, JT, 1926 – north-central and central Laos and north-central Vietnam
Wikipedia contributors, Yunnan fulvetta; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:47:08.461065+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Alcippe fratercula Rippon, 1900
- Name authority
- Rippon, 1900
- Common name
- Yunnan Fulvetta
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Leiothrichidae
- Genus
- Alcippe
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyLeiothrichidae Swainson, 1832
- genusAlcippe Blyth, 1844
- speciesAlcippe fratercula Rippon, 1900
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Alcippe. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Javan FulvettaAlcippe pyrrhoptera (Bonaparte, 1850) | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| David's FulvettaAlcippe davidi Styan, 1896 | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-browed FulvettaAlcippe grotei Delacour, 1936 | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Huet's FulvettaAlcippe hueti A. David, 1874 | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Grey-cheeked FulvettaAlcippe morrisonia Swinhoe, 1863 | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mountain FulvettaAlcippe peracensis Sharpe, 1887 | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brown-cheeked FulvettaAlcippe poioicephala (Jerdon, 1841) | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Rippon, & George. (1900). Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club, Vol. 11, No. 74. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:BKLK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.