Striated yuhina

The striated yuhina (Staphida castaniceps) is a bird species in the white-eye family Zosteropidae.

From Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary in West Bengal, India.
From Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh, India.

Striated yuhina

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Zosteropidae
Genus: Staphida
Species:
S. castaniceps
Binomial name
Staphida castaniceps
(Moore, 1854)
Synonyms

Yuhina castaniceps

It is found from the Himalayas to north-western Thailand.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Yuhina castaniceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "Sylviid babblers, parrotbills & white-eyes « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  • Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.


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