Black-chinned Yuhina (Yuhina nigrimenta)
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Black-chinned Yuhina

Yuhina nigrimenta Blyth, 1845

≈11 cmLength9.5 gWeight

It is a yuhina found mainly in evergreen broadleaf forest, tall grass beneath trees and scrub in valleys.

Busiest months: April · Most records: China, India, Bhutan

Least Concern

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

Black-chinned Yuhina has been recorded at 145 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 8 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Mahananda WLS – LatpancharIndia426 records
  2. Deo Nui San passVietnam212 records
  3. Emei Peak NNRChina158 records
More places
  1. Mang DenVietnam107 records
  2. Tam Dao NPVietnam103 records
  3. Longcanggou [General Area]China97 records
  4. Tingtibi campBhutan90 records
  5. Fengyang Mountain NNRChina69 records
  6. SattalIndia55 records
  7. Royal Manas NP – Goling areaBhutan54 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ChinaIndiaBhutanVietnamCambodiaNepalMyanmar (Burma)Laos

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

How big is the Black-chinned Yuhina?

The Black-chinned Yuhina is about ≈11 cm long and weighs around 9.5 g.

Where does the Black-chinned Yuhina live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: central, eastern Himalayas to southeastern China south to northern, southern Indochina. It is most often recorded in China, India and Bhutan.

When is the best time to see the Black-chinned Yuhina?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in April (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Black-chinned Yuhina endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Black-chinned Yuhina as Least Concern.

What does the Black-chinned Yuhina eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Black-chinned Yuhina in?

It belongs to the family White-eyes (Zosteropidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length
≈11 cm
Weight
9.5 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
55 mm
Tail
39 mm
Bill
12 mm
Tarsus
15 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Oriental: central, eastern Himalayas to southeastern China south to northern, southern Indochina

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
White-eyes Zosteropidae
Genus
Yuhina

Other birds in the genus Yuhina

Taiwan YuhinaTaiwan YuhinaYuhina brunneicepsWhiskered YuhinaWhiskered YuhinaYuhina flavicollisBurmese YuhinaBurmese YuhinaYuhina humilisWhite-naped YuhinaWhite-naped YuhinaYuhina bakeriStripe-throated YuhinaStripe-throated YuhinaYuhina gularisRufous-vented YuhinaRufous-vented YuhinaYuhina occipitalisWhite-collared YuhinaWhite-collared YuhinaParayuhina diademataChestnut-crested YuhinaChestnut-crested YuhinaStaphida everettiStriated YuhinaStriated YuhinaStaphida castanicepsIndochinese YuhinaIndochinese YuhinaStaphida torqueola
Black-chinned Yuhina

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