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 with other fulvettas. Recent genetic analysis found that genus polyphyletic and Schoeniparus was resurrected for a group of seven species.
The genus currently contains the following seven species:
ImageCommon nameScientific nameDistribution
Golden-fronted fulvettaSchoeniparus variegaticepssouthern China.
Yellow-throated fulvettaSchoeniparus cinereuseastern Himalayas and northern Laos
Rufous-winged fulvettaSchoeniparus castanecepseastern Himalayas and Indochina
Black-crowned fulvettaSchoeniparus klossiVietnam.
Rufous-throated fulvettaSchoeniparus rufogularissoutheastern Asia from the Himalayas through Indochina to southwestern Cambodia.
Rusty-capped fulvettaSchoeniparus dubiusBhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam.
Dusky fulvettaSchoeniparus brunneusChina and Taiwan.