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Indochinese Yuhina
Staphida torqueola (Swinhoe, 1870)
≈13 cmLength12 gWeight
Busiest months: December · Most records: China, Vietnam, Thailand
Where and when it's recorded
Busiest months: December · Most records: China, Vietnam, Thailand
Indochinese Yuhina has been recorded at 214 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Emei Peak NNRChina299 records
- Tai Po Kau Nature ReserveHong Kong (China)260 records
- Bach Ma NPVietnam235 records
More places
- Tai Lam Country ParkHong Kong (China)225 records
- West Tianmu Mountain NNRChina148 records
- Kadoorie Farm and Botanic GardenHong Kong (China)140 records
- Fuzhou National Forest ParkChina98 records
- Tam Dao NPVietnam96 records
- Ng Tung ChaiHong Kong (China)95 records
- Fengyang Mountain NNRChina84 records
Countries and regions with the most records
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 Indochinese Yuhina?
The Indochinese Yuhina is about ≈13 cm long and weighs around 12 g.
Where does the Indochinese Yuhina live?
Its breeding range: Oriental: southern China, north-central Vietnam and northeastern Thailand. It is most often recorded in China, Vietnam and Thailand.
When is the best time to see the Indochinese Yuhina?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in December (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Indochinese Yuhina endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Indochinese Yuhina as Least Concern.
What does the Indochinese Yuhina eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Indochinese Yuhina in?
It belongs to the family White-eyes (Zosteropidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- ≈13 cm
- Weight
- 12 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 64 mm
- Tail
- 59 mm
- Bill
- 11 mm
- Tarsus
- 18 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Oriental: southern China, north-central Vietnam and northeastern Thailand
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- White-eyes Zosteropidae
- Genus
- Staphida
Other birds in the genus Staphida
Chestnut-crested YuhinaStaphida everetti
Striated YuhinaStaphida castaniceps
White-collared YuhinaParayuhina diademata
Black-chinned YuhinaYuhina nigrimenta
Taiwan YuhinaYuhina brunneiceps
Whiskered YuhinaYuhina flavicollis
Burmese YuhinaYuhina humilis
White-naped YuhinaYuhina bakeri
Stripe-throated YuhinaYuhina gularis
Rufous-vented YuhinaYuhina occipitalis
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