Chestnut-crested Yuhina
Staphida everetti
This sprightly and social little bird is the only yuhina in Borneo, where it can be found in forested areas within the island’s central highlands. Gray back, clean white underparts, and ginger-orange crest and face create a clean color palette. Gives sharp “wit” and “chit” notes, as well as rattling “chirr”s, as noisy flocks move through the treetops. Commonly in single-species flocks but will also join mixed flocks.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Staphida everetti
- Authority
- Sharpe, 1887
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Leiothrichidae
- Genus
- Staphida
Range and habitat
It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia where it is endemic to the island of Borneo. Its natural habitat is broadleaf evergreen submontane and montane forests, forest edge and secondary growth from 100–2,800 m (330–9,190 ft). They are common and are often one of the most common species in their range.
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- declining
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Distribution
Bird Calls
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Small owl lacking ear tufts, with chestnut mantle and pale belly with streaked flanks. Crepuscular and diurnal, occurring singly or in pairs in wet rainforest, or neighboring woods. Chestnut back and streaked flanks of Chestnut-backed Owlet separate it from the similar Jungle Owlet, and Chestnut-backed also prefers the wetter region of the island. Call is a series of barbet like “kurr-kurr-kurr” notes, often followed by harsh “kao-kao” yaps, similar to Jungle Owlet, but slightly lower-pitched.
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