Whiskered Yuhina (Yuhina flavicollis)

Other Names (World)
Whiskered Yuhina, Yellow-naped Yuhina

Family
Zosteropidae (White-eyes And Yuhinas)

Size
12.50 - 13.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Hodgson, 1836

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 1,065 - 3,050 m.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh, Bhutan, China (mainland), India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (96)...)

Whiskered Yuhina (Yuhina flavicollis) [XC464618]
by Ramit Singal from Jeep track 2km NE of Sun Ju, Doi Lang, Thailand (call)

Whiskered Yuhina (Yuhina flavicollis) [XC841703]
by Greg Irving from Kalsee Eco-Lodge, Annapurna, Pokhara, Nepal (song)

Subspecies
May form a superspecies with Burmese Yuhina (Yuhina humilis), and until recently considered conspecific.

The following 6 subspecies are recognised:

albicollis (Ticehurst & Whistler, 1924) - Northern India (Himachal Pradesh) east to western Nepal.
flavicollis Hodgson, 1836 - Central Nepal east to north-eastern India (Arunachal Pradesh) and adjacent southern China (south-eastern Xizang).
rouxi (Oustalet, 1896) - North-eastern India (south-eastern Arunachal Pradesh south to hill states south of R Brahmaputra), west, northern and eastern Myanmar, southern China (Yunnan), north-western Thailand, northern Laos and northern Vietnam (Tonkin).
rogersi Deignan, 1937 - Eastern part of north-western Thailand.
constantiae Ripley, 1953 - North-central and central Laos.
clarki (Oates, 1894) - Eastern Myanmar. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Burmese Yuhina (Yuhina humilis).

References
See References.

Files:

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