Brown-cheeked Fulvetta
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Brown-cheeked Fulvetta

Alcippe poioicephala

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Periyar National Park
305 Verified records at Periyar National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The brown-cheeked fulvetta (Alcippe poioicephala) is a babbler-like bird belonging to the family Leiothrichidae found in the forests of South and Southeast Asia. It was formerly called the quaker babbler in India and common nun babbler in Malaya. They forage on trees for insects, sometimes hanging from the branches in a tit-like manner, and visiting flowers for nectar. They are often hard to see in vegetation but they have loud multi-note whistling calls in the morning and afternoon. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-cheeked Fulvetta sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 305 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Periyar National Park

Puff-throated Babbler
LC

Puff-throated Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pellorneum ruficeps

20–30% · Possible
Southern Hill Myna
LC

Southern Hill Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gracula indica

70–80% · Very likely
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
LC

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus paradiseus

70–80% · Very likely
White-bellied Treepie
LC Endemic

White-bellied Treepie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocitta leucogastra

60–70% · Likely
Malabar Whistling-Thrush
LC Endemic

Malabar Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus horsfieldii

60–70% · Likely
Red-whiskered Bulbul
LC

Red-whiskered Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus jocosus

60–70% · Likely
Orange Minivet
LC

Orange Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus flammeus

60–70% · Likely
Nilgiri Flowerpecker
LC Endemic

Nilgiri Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum concolor

50–60% · Likely
Jungle Babbler

Jungle Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides striata

50–60% · Likely
Indian Scimitar-Babbler
LC Endemic

Indian Scimitar-Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pomatorhinus horsfieldii

40–50% · Likely
Asian Fairy-bluebird
LC

Asian Fairy-bluebird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Irena puella

40–50% · Likely
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
LC

Velvet-fronted Nuthatch

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sitta frontalis

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
30–40
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
50–60
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
2 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
3 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
4 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
5 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
6 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
7 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
8 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
9 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
10 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
11 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brown-cheeked Fulvetta in Periyar National Park?

About 33% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-cheeked Fulvetta sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 305 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Brown-cheeked Fulvetta in Periyar National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Brown-cheeked Fulvetta in Periyar National Park in our monthly data.

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