Where can you see a Chestnut-crested Yuhina?

The Chestnut-crested Yuhina occurs in 2 countries, including Malaysia and Indonesia.

What birds look similar to a Chestnut-crested Yuhina?

The Chestnut-crested Yuhina is most easily confused with the Striated Yuhina.

Is the Chestnut-crested Yuhina endangered?

The Chestnut-crested Yuhina is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Chestnut-crested Yuhina

Staphida everetti

White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Chestnut-crested Yuhina (Staphida everetti) is a rare white-eyes, yuhinas, and alli found in 2 countries. The chestnut-crested yuhina is a species of bird in the white-eye family Zosteropidae.

Least ConcernRare

Chestnut-crested Yuhina (Staphida everetti), photo 1 — Photo: Kai Squires · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chestnut-crested Yuhina (Staphida everetti), photo 2 — Photo: Kai Squires · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chestnut-crested Yuhina (Staphida everetti), photo 3 — Photo: Óscar Sampedro · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chestnut-crested Yuhina (Staphida everetti), photo 4 — Photo: Óscar Sampedro · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chestnut-crested Yuhina (Staphida everetti), photo 5 — Photo: Óscar Sampedro · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chestnut-crested Yuhina (Staphida everetti), photo 6 — Photo: Ben Costamagna · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chestnut-crested Yuhina (Staphida everetti), photo 7 — Photo: Ben Costamagna · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chestnut-crested Yuhina (Staphida everetti), photo 8 — Photo: Ben Costamagna · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chestnut-crested Yuhina (Staphida everetti), photo 9 — Photo: Ben Costamagna · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chestnut-crested Yuhina (Staphida everetti), photo 10 — Photo: Ben Costamagna · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Chestnut-crested Yuhina

The chestnut-crested yuhina is a species of bird in the white-eye family Zosteropidae. The species has been included in the genus Staphida, along with the Indochinese yuhina and the striated yuhina of mainland Asia, and all three have been considered a single species. The scientific name commemorates British colonial administrator and zoological collector Alfred Hart Everett.

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Where it lives

Malaysia Indonesia

When to see it

Best months: February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, with peak activity in July. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Striated YuhinaStaphida castaniceps

Quick questions

What does a Chestnut-crested Yuhina look like?: The chestnut-crested yuhina is a species of bird in the white-eye family Zosteropidae.
Where can you see a Chestnut-crested Yuhina?: The Chestnut-crested Yuhina occurs in 2 countries, including Malaysia and Indonesia.
What birds look similar to a Chestnut-crested Yuhina?: The Chestnut-crested Yuhina is most easily confused with the Striated Yuhina.
Is the Chestnut-crested Yuhina endangered?: The Chestnut-crested Yuhina is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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