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Grey-cheeked Fulvetta
Alcippe morrisonia Swinhoe, 1863
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 grey-cheeked fulvetta or Morrison's fulvetta (Alcippe morrisonia) is a bird in the laughingthrush family Leiothrichidae. It is endemic to Taiwan, where it is found in montane forest and other upland habitats.
Wikipedia contributors, Grey-cheeked fulvetta; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:49:23.354665+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Alcippe morrisonia Swinhoe, 1863
- Name authority
- Swinhoe, 1863
- Common name
- Grey-cheeked 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 morrisonia Swinhoe, 1863
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 |
| Yunnan FulvettaAlcippe fratercula Rippon, 1900 | 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 |
| Mountain FulvettaAlcippe peracensis Sharpe, 1887 | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brown-cheeked FulvettaAlcippe poioicephala (Jerdon, 1841) | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Alcippe morrisonia morrisonia Swinhoe, 1863 Swinhoe, 1863 | synonym |
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.
- Swinhoe, & Robert. (1863). The Ornithology of Formosa, or Taiwan [Continued from p. 219.]. The Ibis, Vol. 5, No. 19. 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:BKLQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.