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Passeriformes / Zosteropidae / Yuhina

Rufous-vented Yuhina

Yuhina occipitalis · 棕臀凤鹛

IUCN: Least Concern Found in China

Introduction

A bird species in the white-eye family Zosteropidae. It inhabits subtropical or tropical moist montane forests along the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, primarily in the Eastern Himalayas.

Distribution & Habitat

Found in Bhutan, India, Tibet, Myanmar, and Nepal. The range covers the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, primarily the Eastern Himalayas, within subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Zosteropidae
Genus
Yuhina

Subspecies (2)

  • Yuhina occipitalis obscurior

    northeastern Myanmar (Kachin State) to southern China (northwestern Yunnan)

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.