''Alcippe'' is a
genus
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of
passerine
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin 'sparrow' and '-shaped') which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their ...
birds in the
monotypic
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family Alcippeidae. The genus once included many other fulvettas and was previously placed in families
Pellorneidae
The ground babblers are a family, Pellorneidae, of mostly Old World passerine birds belonging to the superfamily Sylvioidea. They are quite diverse in size and coloration, and usually characterised by soft, fluffy plumage and a tail on average t ...
or
Timaliidae.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Alcippe'' previously included many of the fulvettas, but recent taxonomy has seen the group progressively redefined. The ''
Fulvetta
''Fulvetta'' is a genus of passerine birds. Originally proposed in 1877, it was recently reestablished for the typical fulvettas, which were long included with their presumed relatives in the Timaliidae (Old World babbler) genus ''Alcippe (bird ...
'' fulvettas are now placed in family
Paradoxornithidae
The parrotbills are a family, Paradoxornithidae, of passerine birds that are primarily native to East, Southeast and South Asia, with a single species in western North America, though feral populations exist elsewhere. They are generally smal ...
, the
bush blackcap in the genus ''
Sylvia'' in the family
Sylviidae
Sylviidae is a family of passerine birds that includes the typical warblers ''Sylvia'', and closely related genus '' Curruca'', formerly included in ''Sylvia''. They are found in Eurasia and Africa, with the greatest diversity in the Mediterrane ...
, and, in the most recent revision, a group of seven species were transferred to the new genus ''
Schoeniparus
''Schoeniparus'' is a genus of passerine birds in the family Pellorneidae.
Taxonomy
The species in genus ''Schoeniparus'' were until recently placed in the genus ''Alcippe (bird), Alcippe'' with other fulvettas. Recent genetic analysis found tha ...
'' in family
Pellorneidae
The ground babblers are a family, Pellorneidae, of mostly Old World passerine birds belonging to the superfamily Sylvioidea. They are quite diverse in size and coloration, and usually characterised by soft, fluffy plumage and a tail on average t ...
. With the rearrangement of the species there are now birds with the common name "fulvetta" in three families: in the genera ''
Lioparus'' and ''
Fulvetta
''Fulvetta'' is a genus of passerine birds. Originally proposed in 1877, it was recently reestablished for the typical fulvettas, which were long included with their presumed relatives in the Timaliidae (Old World babbler) genus ''Alcippe (bird ...
'' in
Paradoxornithidae
The parrotbills are a family, Paradoxornithidae, of passerine birds that are primarily native to East, Southeast and South Asia, with a single species in western North America, though feral populations exist elsewhere. They are generally smal ...
,
''
Schoeniparus
''Schoeniparus'' is a genus of passerine birds in the family Pellorneidae.
Taxonomy
The species in genus ''Schoeniparus'' were until recently placed in the genus ''Alcippe (bird), Alcippe'' with other fulvettas. Recent genetic analysis found tha ...
'' in
Pellorneidae
The ground babblers are a family, Pellorneidae, of mostly Old World passerine birds belonging to the superfamily Sylvioidea. They are quite diverse in size and coloration, and usually characterised by soft, fluffy plumage and a tail on average t ...
, and ''Alcippe'' in Alcippeidae.
The family Alcippeidae is
sister
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to the family
Leiothrichidae
The laughingthrushes are a family, Leiothrichidae, of Old World passerine birds. The family contains 133 species and is divided into 16 genera. The species are diverse in size and coloration. These are birds of tropical areas, with the greatest v ...
containing the laughingthrushes.
The genus contains the following ten species:
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]
References
*Collar, N. J. & Robson C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. ''Handbook of the Birds of the World
The ''Handbook of the Birds of the World'' (HBW) is a multi-volume series produced by the Spanish publishing house Lynx Edicions in partnership with BirdLife International. It is the first handbook to cover every known living species of bird. ...
'', Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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Bird genera
Alcippe (bird)
Taxa named by Edward Blyth