White-bellied Erpornis

Erpornis zantholeuca Blyth, 1844

≈13 cmLength12 gWeight

It is an agile bird with a prominent crest, olive or golden-rufous upperparts and a white belly.

Busiest months: December–March · Most records: China, Thailand, Malaysia

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

Prominent crest on the crown
Olive or golden-rufous head, back, wings and tail
White belly

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: December–March · Most records: China, Thailand, Malaysia

White-bellied Erpornis has been recorded at 499 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 12 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Tai Po Kau Nature ReserveHong Kong (China)828 records
Khao Yai NPThailand639 records
Taipei – WulaiTaiwan (China)574 records

More places

Sepilok – Rainforest Discovery CenterMalaysia574 records
Pak Sha OHong Kong (China)540 records
Gunung Panti Recreational Forest – Panti Bird Sanctuary and North AreaMalaysia538 records
Taipei – Xindian SikanshuiTaiwan (China)491 records
Jianfengling NNRChina468 records
Dasyueshan IBA – Hengliu Creek (15K)Taiwan (China)424 records
Cuc Phuong NPVietnam399 records

Countries and regions with the most records

China Thailand Malaysia Vietnam India Cambodia Nepal Bhutan

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 white-bellied erpornis (Erpornis zantholeuca) or simply erpornis is a species of bird. It is the only member of the genus Erpornis. This bird is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Taiwan (China), Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Questions

How big is the White-bellied Erpornis?

The White-bellied Erpornis is about ≈13 cm long and weighs around 12 g.

Where does the White-bellied Erpornis live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Himalayas to Borneo. It is most often recorded in China, Thailand and Malaysia.

When is the best time to see the White-bellied Erpornis?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January, February, March and December (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the White-bellied Erpornis endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the White-bellied Erpornis as Least Concern.

What does the White-bellied Erpornis eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the White-bellied Erpornis in?

It belongs to the family Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers (Vireonidae), 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: 66 mm
Tail: 44 mm
Bill: 15 mm
Tarsus: 17 mm

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

Range

Oriental: Himalayas to Borneo

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Subspecies · 3

Erpornis zantholeuca zantholeuca c, e Himalayas to Myanmar, w Thailand and w Yunnan (s China)
Erpornis zantholeuca tyrannulus s Yunnan (s China) to ne Thailand and n Indochina
Erpornis zantholeuca griseiloris se China, Taiwan (China)