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Rufous-vented Yuhina (Yuhina occipitalis)

Rufous-vented Yuhina

Yuhina occipitalis

Least Concern

Overview

The rufous-vented yuhina, Yuhina occipitalis, is a bird species in the white-eye family Zosteropidae. It is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Habitat

Found along the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, primarily in the Eastern Himalayas, the species ranges across Bhutan, India, Tibet, Myanmar, and Nepal. Its natural habitat consists of subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Did you know?

Although currently classified within the white-eye family Zosteropidae, the species was previously catalogued under the family Timaliidae (Babblers) in the Handbook of the Birds of the World.

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