Passeriformes / Zosteropidae / Yuhina
Whiskered Yuhina
Yuhina flavicollis · 黄颈凤鹛
Introduction
A bird species in the white-eye family Zosteropidae. It inhabits subtropical or tropical moist montane forests across the Himalayas and Indochina. It is one of the commonest yuhinas in the Himalayas but relatively uncommon to rare at low elevations, preferring undisturbed closed canopy cover.
Distribution & Habitat
Range extends across Himalayan forests in northern India, northeast Indian states, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and east to Indochina including Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Habitat consists of subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Behavior & Ecology
Sometimes found in mixed hunting parties with other yuhina and fulvetta species, though it has been reported not to associate with such groups in some areas. It is hunted by livestock herders in Northeast India.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Zosteropidae
- Genus
- Yuhina
Subspecies (5)
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Yuhina flavicollis albicollis
western Himalayas (Kashmir to western Nepal)
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.
