Yuhina flavicollis (Whiskered yuhina)
Yuhina flavicollis – Whiskered yuhina (click to enlarge)
| Common name | Whiskered Yuhina |
| Scientific name | Yuhina flavicollis |
| Family | Zosteropidae |
| Description | It is a resident bird of Himachal Pradesh.This is a bird species in the white-eye family Zosteropidae. Its range extends across the Himalayan forests in northern India to northeast Indian states, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and in the east to Indochina including Laos, Myanmar,Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is 13 cm in size. It was recorded at an altitude between 1600– 2300m. It prefers secondary growth vegetation and broadleaf forest. It is commonly seen in pair, singly and in flock. |