- Parayuhina diademata
Yuhina diademata
Identification
With 14.5 - 19cm a quite large Yuhina with a long tail1:
- Dark crest with distinctive white nuchal collar
- White underwing coverts
- Relatively long, shallowly forked tail
- Underparts greyish
- Upperparts and wings dark grey
Sexes are similar, juveniles like adults.
Distribution
Occurs mainly in Central and South China (Gansu, Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan), also in NE Myanmar and N Vietnam.
Common in most parts of its range.1
Taxonomy
Regarded as monotypic by Clements2.
However, other authorities accept two subspecies1:
- P. d. diademata in central China
- Y. d. ampelina in north-eastern Myanmar, southern China and northern Vietnam
Habitat
Open broadleaf evergreen forest, also secondary growth and tee plantations. Found between 800m and 3600m.1
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds on insects but takes also seeds and rhododendron nectar. Usually seen in pairs or small flocks.
Breeding
Breeding season from May to September in China, earlier more south. The nest is a cup made of dry leaves, grass and roots, plastered with cobweb or moss and placed low (0.2 - 1.5m above ground) in a bush, grass or small tree. Lays 2 - 3 eggs.
Resident species, no movements known.1
Vocalisation
Recording by china guy, Sichuan, China, August 2004
References
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553422
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-collared Yuhina. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-collared_Yuhina
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
