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Striated Yuhina
Staphida castaniceps (Moore, F, 1854)
≈12 cmLength12 gWeight
It is a yuhina that favors the tops of scrub or small saplings.
Busiest months: February · Most records: Thailand, China, Bhutan
How to identify
Where and when it's recorded
Striated Yuhina has been recorded at 115 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary – Wat Tham Pha PlongThailand228 records
- Kaeng Krachan NP – Panoen Thung (upper elevation) vicinityThailand136 records
- Mae Wong NP – Chong YenThailand114 records
More places
- Royal Manas NP – Goling areaBhutan96 records
- Doi Inthanon NPThailand79 records
- Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Doi Lang (W), AKA Doi San JuThailand78 records
- Chiang Dao Wildlife SanctuaryThailand77 records
- HongbengheChina77 records
- Tingtibi campBhutan76 records
- Kaeng Krachan NPThailand74 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 Striated Yuhina?
The Striated Yuhina is about ≈12 cm long and weighs around 12 g.
Where does the Striated Yuhina live?
Its breeding range: Oriental: Himalayas to northwestern Thailand. It is most often recorded in Thailand, China and Bhutan.
When is the best time to see the Striated Yuhina?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in February (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Striated Yuhina endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Striated Yuhina as Least Concern.
What does the Striated Yuhina eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Striated Yuhina in?
It belongs to the family White-eyes (Zosteropidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- ≈12 cm
- Weight
- 12 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 59 mm
- Tail
- 55 mm
- Bill
- 11 mm
- Tarsus
- 17 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Oriental: Himalayas to northwestern Thailand
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Subspecies · 1
- Staphida castaniceps plumbeiceps n states of ne India, n Myanmar and sw China
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- White-eyes Zosteropidae
- Genus
- Staphida
Other birds in the genus Staphida
Chestnut-crested YuhinaStaphida everetti
Indochinese YuhinaStaphida torqueola
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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