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Whiskered Yuhina
Yuhina flavicollis Hodgson, 1836
≈13 cmLength17 gWeight
It is a yuhina of Himalayan mountain forests, sometimes joining foraging flocks of other yuhinas and fulvettas.
Busiest months: April · Most records: China, India, Bhutan
How to identify
Where and when it's recorded
Whiskered Yuhina has been recorded at 160 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 8 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Baihualing [General Area]China613 records
- Munsyari – Bheema WodeyarIndia476 records
- Mahananda WLS – LatpancharIndia308 records
More places
- Mt. PhulchowkiNepal303 records
- Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Doi Lang (E)Thailand256 records
- SattalIndia222 records
- Dochula – Royal Botanical ParkBhutan221 records
- PangotIndia204 records
- Laifengshan National Forest ParkChina202 records
- Mt. Phulchowki - Lowest Few Miles of RoadNepal195 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.
About
The whiskered yuhina (Yuhina flavicollis) is a bird species in the white-eye family Zosteropidae. Its range extends across the Himalayan forests in northern India to northeast Indian states, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and in the east to Indochina including Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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Questions
How big is the Whiskered Yuhina?
The Whiskered Yuhina is about ≈13 cm long and weighs around 17 g.
Where does the Whiskered Yuhina live?
Its breeding range: Oriental: Himalayas. It is most often recorded in China, India and Bhutan.
When is the best time to see the Whiskered Yuhina?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in April (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Whiskered Yuhina endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Whiskered Yuhina as Least Concern.
What does the Whiskered Yuhina eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Whiskered Yuhina in?
It belongs to the family White-eyes (Zosteropidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- ≈13 cm
- Weight
- 17 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 63 mm
- Tail
- 52 mm
- Bill
- 13 mm
- Tarsus
- 19 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Oriental: Himalayas
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Subspecies · 1
- Yuhina flavicollis flavicollis e Himalayas and se Tibet
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- White-eyes Zosteropidae
- Genus
- Yuhina
Other birds in the genus Yuhina
Black-chinned YuhinaYuhina nigrimenta
Taiwan YuhinaYuhina brunneiceps
Burmese YuhinaYuhina humilis
White-naped YuhinaYuhina bakeri
Stripe-throated YuhinaYuhina gularis
Rufous-vented YuhinaYuhina occipitalis
White-collared YuhinaParayuhina diademata
Chestnut-crested YuhinaStaphida everetti
Striated YuhinaStaphida castaniceps
Indochinese YuhinaStaphida torqueola
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