Yuhina
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Yuhina is a genus of bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...

 in the Timaliidae family.

It contains the following species:
  • Striated Yuhina
    Striated Yuhina
    The Striated Yuhina is a bird species in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae. If the white-eyes are considered a distinct family , the genus Staphida, like the typical yuhinas would need to be placed there.Ranging across the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, it is endemic to Bangladesh,...

     (Yuhina castaniceps)
  • Chestnut-crested Yuhina
    Chestnut-crested Yuhina
    The Chestnut-crested Yuhina is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. The scientific name commemorates British colonial administrator and zoological collector Alfred Hart Everett.-Distribution and habitat:...

     (Yuhina everetti)
  • White-naped Yuhina
    White-naped Yuhina
    The White-naped Yuhina is a bird species in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae. If the white-eyes are considered a distinct family , the genus Yuhina would need to be placed there....

     (Yuhina bakeri)
  • Whiskered Yuhina
    Whiskered Yuhina
    The Whiskered Yuhina is a bird species in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae. If the white-eyes are considered a distinct family , the genus Yuhina would need to be placed there....

     (Yuhina flavicollis)
  • Burmese Yuhina
    Burmese Yuhina
    The Burmese Yuhina is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Myanmar and Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     (Yuhina humilis)
  • Stripe-throated Yuhina
    Stripe-throated Yuhina
    The Stripe-throated Yuhina is a bird species in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae. If the white-eyes are considered a distinct family , the genus Yuhina would need to be placed there....

     (Yuhina gularis)
  • White-collared Yuhina
    White-collared Yuhina
    The White-collared Yuhina is a bird species in the Old World babbler family . But it may be a close relative of the white-eyes, and if the Zosteropidae are not abolished it could be placed there....

     (Yuhina diademata)
  • Rufous-vented Yuhina
    Rufous-vented Yuhina
    The Rufous-vented Yuhina is a bird species in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae. If the white-eyes are considered a distinct family , the genus Yuhina would need to be placed there....

     (Yuhina occipitalis)
  • Taiwan Yuhina
    Taiwan Yuhina
    The Taiwan Yuhina , formerly known as "Formosan Yuhina", is a small songbird endemic to the island of Taiwan. The Taiwan Yuhina is 13 cm in length with a deep brown chestnut-coloured crest and a black beard stripe descending from its beak. The bird's back, wings and tail are olive brown, and...

     (Yuhina brunneiceps)
  • Black-chinned Yuhina
    Black-chinned Yuhina
    The Black-chinned Yuhina is a bird species in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae. If the white-eyes are considered a distinct family , the genus Yuhina would need to be placed there....

     (Yuhina nigrimenta)


The White-bellied Yuhina (Erpornis zantholeuca) was formerly in this genus.
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