Indochinese Yuhina

Staphida torqueola

A medium-sized, crested bird of both hilly and lowland forests. Brownish above and white below, with a white throat and brown cheeks. A gregarious species, frequently seen foraging at lower and middle levels in both single-species and mixed flocks. Chatters loudly when flocking, and also gives a series of sweet-sounding two-note calls. In far southwestern China and northeastern India, it is replaced by the extremely similar Striated Yuhina, which has richer, more extensive rufous on the nape and cheeks.

Taxonomy

Scientific name
Staphida torqueola
Authority
(Swinhoe, 1870)
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Zosteropidae
Genus
Staphida

Range and habitat

Migration
Resident species

Conservation

Population trend
unknown

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Distribution

Bird Calls

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