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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | This genus contains | + | This genus contains eleven species of Yuhinas from SE [[Asia]]. Yuhinas are small, crested Babblers. Most of them are frenetically active, confiding and easily seen flocking species of montane forest and scrub. Some are very common and the most familiar Himalayan birds, usually forming the core of mixed flocks. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
''Yuhina'' is a genus in the Family [[:Category:Zosteropidae|Zosteropidae]].<br/ > | ''Yuhina'' is a genus in the Family [[:Category:Zosteropidae|Zosteropidae]].<br/ > | ||
It was formerly included in the Family [[:Category:Timaliidae|Timaliidae]].<br /> | It was formerly included in the Family [[:Category:Timaliidae|Timaliidae]].<br /> | ||
| − | Recent studies show that the [[White-bellied | + | Recent studies show that the [[White-bellied Erpornis]] (previously '''White-bellied Yuhina''') does not belong to the Yuhinas and not even to the Babblers. The species has been placed in the New World Vireos [[:Category:Vireonidae|Vireonidae]].<br/ > |
[[Striated Yuhina]], [[Indochinese Yuhina]] and [[Chestnut-crested Yuhina]] are sometimes placed in their own genus [[:Category:Staphida|Staphida]]. | [[Striated Yuhina]], [[Indochinese Yuhina]] and [[Chestnut-crested Yuhina]] are sometimes placed in their own genus [[:Category:Staphida|Staphida]]. | ||
{{Nav-Yuhina}} | {{Nav-Yuhina}} | ||
Revision as of 14:48, 28 August 2011
Genus: Yuhina, Yuhinas
Description
This genus contains eleven species of Yuhinas from SE Asia. Yuhinas are small, crested Babblers. Most of them are frenetically active, confiding and easily seen flocking species of montane forest and scrub. Some are very common and the most familiar Himalayan birds, usually forming the core of mixed flocks.
Taxonomy
Yuhina is a genus in the Family Zosteropidae.
It was formerly included in the Family Timaliidae.
Recent studies show that the White-bellied Erpornis (previously White-bellied Yuhina) does not belong to the Yuhinas and not even to the Babblers. The species has been placed in the New World Vireos Vireonidae.
Striated Yuhina, Indochinese Yuhina and Chestnut-crested Yuhina are sometimes placed in their own genus Staphida.
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| Y. bakeri | White-naped Yuhina | ||
| Y. flavicollis | Whiskered Yuhina | ||
| Y. humilis | Burmese Yuhina | ||
| Y. gularis | Stripe-throated Yuhina | ||
| Y. occipitalis | Rufous-vented Yuhina | ||
| Y. brunneiceps | Taiwan Yuhina | ||
| Y. nigrimenta | Black-chinned Yuhina | ||
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
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yuhina. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yuhina
Pages in category ‘Yuhina’
The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
