Taiwan Yuhina (Yuhina brunneiceps)
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Taiwan Yuhina

Yuhina brunneiceps Ogilvie-Grant, 1906

12–13 cmLength12 gWeight

It is a small bird with a chocolate-rufous crest and a black beard stripe hanging below the bill.

Busiest months: January and April–May · Most records: China

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

  1. Chocolate-rufous crest
  2. A single black beard stripe hanging below the bill
  3. Dark gray-brown back, wings and tail
  4. Paler lower breast

Voice

Somewhat like “twi-MI-chiu”, with syllables resembling “We MEET you”.

Where and when it's recorded

Taiwan Yuhina has been recorded at 16 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Nantou – Meifeng Highland Experimental Farm of NTUTaiwan (China)2,155 records
  2. Dasyueshan IBA – Dasyueshan Forest-Road 23.5KTaiwan (China)1,408 records
  3. Nantou – Xitou Nature Education AreaTaiwan (China)1,382 records
More places
  1. Dasyueshan IBA – Xiaoxueshan Lodge (50K)Taiwan (China)1,286 records
  2. Yushan NP – TatakaTaiwan (China)915 records
  3. Dasyueshan IBA – Hengliu Creek (15K)Taiwan (China)634 records
  4. Taipei – Xindian SikanshuiTaiwan (China)153 records
  5. Taipei – WulaiTaiwan (China)110 records
  6. Yeliu IBATaiwan (China)14 records
  7. Yilan – Nan'ao ChaoyangTaiwan (China)8 records

Countries and regions with the most records

China

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

About

The Taiwan (China) yuhina (Yuhina brunneiceps), also known as Formosan yuhina, is a small songbird endemic to the island of Taiwan (China).

Excerpt from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · authors · Read more on Wikipedia

Questions

How big is the Taiwan Yuhina?

The Taiwan Yuhina is about 12–13 cm long and weighs around 12 g.

Where does the Taiwan Yuhina live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Taiwan (China). It is most often recorded in China.

When is the best time to see the Taiwan Yuhina?

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

Is the Taiwan Yuhina endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Taiwan Yuhina as Least Concern.

What does the Taiwan Yuhina eat?

Main food: Omnivore.

What family is the Taiwan Yuhina in?

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

At a glance

Length
12–13 cm
Weight
12 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Omnivore
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
63 mm
Tail
48 mm
Bill
13 mm
Tarsus
17 mm

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

Range

Oriental: Taiwan (China)

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
White-eyes Zosteropidae
Genus
Yuhina

Other birds in the genus Yuhina

Black-chinned YuhinaBlack-chinned YuhinaYuhina nigrimentaWhiskered 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
Taiwan Yuhina

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