Whiskered yuhina
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| Family: | Timaliidae (but see text)
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| Species: | Y. flavicollis
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| Yuhina flavicollis Hodgson, 1836
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The Whiskered Yuhina (Yuhina flavicollis) is a bird species in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae. If the white-eyes are considered a distinct family (Zosteropidae), the genus Yuhina would need to be placed there.
It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Yuhina flavicollis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.
- Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) Pp. 70 - 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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