Burmese Yuhina - BirdForum Opus

Photo by martinuk
Kalaw, Shan state, Myanmar, Malaysia, February 2011

Yuhina humilis

Identification

A typical Yuhina, measuring 12 - 12.5cm¹:

• Mid-brown crown with grey-brown nape
• Upperwing and tail soft warm brown
• Head mid-brown but darker on lores and moustachial line
• Whitish below with smal dark shaft streaks from chin to breast

Differs from Whiskered Yuhina by grey hindcollar, browner crown and ear-coverts and faint streaking on chin and throat.

Distribution

Found only in eastern Myanmar and adjacent western Thailand.²
Uncommon in most of its small range.¹

Taxonomy

Two subspecies are recognized^1,2:

• Y. h. clarki in eastern Myanmar (S Shan State and Karenni State)
• Y. h. humilis in south-eastern Myanmar and western Thailand

Subspecies clarki has been considered a subspecies of Whiskered Yuhina in the past.

Habitat

Found in broadleaf evergreen forest, pine forest and oak forest between 1075 and 2275m.¹

Behaviour

Usually seen in pairs or small groups, feeding on fruit, nectar and insects.
Breeding season in April in Myanmar and February in Thailand. A reported nest was a sling of moss with a side entrance, sewn along a twig.
Resident species.²

References

1. Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553422
2. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Burmese Yuhina. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Burmese_Yuhina

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