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Taiwan Yuhina
Yuhina brunneiceps
Taiwan Yuhina (Yuhina brunneiceps) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
The Taiwan Yuhina (Yuhina brunneiceps) is a member of the Zosteropidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 12.5 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Zosteropidae White-eyes
- Genus Yuhina
- Species brunneiceps
Quick facts
- Weight
- 12.5 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Zosteropidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Taiwan Yuhina is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Taiwan Yuhina is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Taiwan Yuhina (Yuhina brunneiceps) belongs to the Zosteropidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Taiwan.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 12.5 g, with a wing length of about 6.3 cm and a tail of around 4.8 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 14,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Taiwan Yuhina?
The Taiwan Yuhina is a very small bird that weighs around 12.5 g.
Where does the Taiwan Yuhina live?
The Taiwan Yuhina is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Taiwan, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Taiwan Yuhina belong to?
The Taiwan Yuhina (Yuhina brunneiceps) belongs to the Zosteropidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Taiwan Yuhina eat?
The Taiwan Yuhina is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Taiwan Yuhina migrate?
The Taiwan Yuhina is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Taiwan Yuhina endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Taiwan Yuhina make?
1 real field recording of the Taiwan Yuhina — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Taiwan Yuhina's range?
The Taiwan Yuhina has a mapped global range of about 14,000 km².
Conservation
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