Photo: Lip Kee Yap from Singapore, Republic of Singapore / CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Javan Fulvetta
Alcippe pyrrhoptera
Javan Fulvetta (Alcippe pyrrhoptera) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Javan Fulvetta (Alcippe pyrrhoptera) is a member of the Leiothrichidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 16.3 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Leiothrichidae Laughingthrushes & Allies
- Genus Alcippe
- Species pyrrhoptera
Quick facts
- Weight
- 16.3 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Leiothrichidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Javan Fulvetta is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Javan Fulvetta is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Javan Fulvetta (Alcippe pyrrhoptera) belongs to the Leiothrichidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR montane w, c Java.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 16.3 g, with a wing length of about 6.2 cm and a tail of around 6.5 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 25,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Javan Fulvetta?
The Javan Fulvetta is a small bird that weighs around 16.3 g.
Where does the Javan Fulvetta live?
The Javan Fulvetta is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR montane w, c Java, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Javan Fulvetta belong to?
The Javan Fulvetta (Alcippe pyrrhoptera) belongs to the Leiothrichidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Javan Fulvetta eat?
The Javan Fulvetta is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Javan Fulvetta migrate?
The Javan Fulvetta is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Javan Fulvetta endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Javan Fulvetta make?
1 real field recording of the Javan Fulvetta — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Javan Fulvetta's range?
The Javan Fulvetta has a mapped global range of about 25,000 km².
Conservation
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