How big is a Taiwan Yuhina?

The Taiwan Yuhina is a tiny sized bird weighing about 12 g.

Where can you see a Taiwan Yuhina?

The Taiwan Yuhina is endemic to Taiwan, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Taiwan Yuhina?

The Taiwan Yuhina is most easily confused with the Whiskered Yuhina, the Stripe-throated Yuhina and the Rufous-vented Yuhina.

Is the Taiwan Yuhina endangered?

The Taiwan Yuhina is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Taiwan Yuhina

Yuhina brunneiceps

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

The Taiwan Yuhina (Yuhina brunneiceps) is a common white-eyes, yuhinas, and alli found only in Taiwan, weighing about 12 g. The Taiwan yuhina, also known as Formosan yuhina, is a small songbird endemic to the island of Taiwan.

Least ConcernCommonEndemicEats omnivoreforestcup nest12 g

Taiwan Yuhina (Yuhina brunneiceps), photo 1 — Photo: 黃美滿 · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Taiwan Yuhina (Yuhina brunneiceps), photo 2 — Photo: Licheng Shih · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Taiwan Yuhina (Yuhina brunneiceps), photo 3 — Photo: Carman Chew · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Taiwan Yuhina (Yuhina brunneiceps), photo 4 — Photo: Carman Chew · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Taiwan Yuhina (Yuhina brunneiceps), photo 5 — Photo: LiCheng Shih · CC BY 2.0

Taiwan Yuhina (Yuhina brunneiceps), photo 6 — Photo: Carman Chew · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Taiwan Yuhina (Yuhina brunneiceps), photo 7 — Photo: Carman Chew · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Taiwan Yuhina (Yuhina brunneiceps), photo 8 — Photo: Carman Chew · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Taiwan Yuhina (Yuhina brunneiceps), photo 9 — Photo: Carman Chew · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Taiwan Yuhina (Yuhina brunneiceps), photo 10 — Photo: Carman Chew · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Taiwan Yuhina

The Taiwan yuhina, also known as Formosan yuhina, is a small songbird endemic to the island of Taiwan.

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How to identify it

The Taiwan yuhina is 12–13 cm (4.7–5.1 in) in length with a chocolate brown crest and a black beard stripe descending from its beak. The bird's back, wings and tail are dark ash brown, and its lower breast is lighter in colour. Agreeing with other typical yuhinas in habitus, its colouration pattern makes it rather distinctive among the genus.

Where it lives

Taiwan

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Taiwan Yuhina?: The Taiwan yuhina is 12–13 cm (4.7–5.1 in) in length with a chocolate brown crest and a black beard stripe descending from its beak. Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Taiwan Yuhina?: The Taiwan Yuhina is a tiny sized bird weighing about 12 g.
Where can you see a Taiwan Yuhina?: The Taiwan Yuhina is endemic to Taiwan, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Taiwan Yuhina?: The Taiwan Yuhina is most easily confused with the Whiskered Yuhina, the Stripe-throated Yuhina and the Rufous-vented Yuhina.
Is the Taiwan Yuhina endangered?: The Taiwan Yuhina is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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