Wildlifeof India
Rufous-vented Yuhina
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Yuhina occipitalis
Basic stats
Diet
Fruit and nectar (SoIB guild)
Habitat
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forest
Range
Northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, primarily the Eastern Himalaya: Bhutan, India, Tibet, Myanmar and Nepal
The rufous-vented yuhina is a bird of the white-eye family Zosteropidae found along the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, primarily in the Eastern Himalaya, across Bhutan, India, Tibet, Myanmar and Nepal. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest (Wikipedia, general species account).
The cached account is short and gives no description, measurements or breeding information. SoIB 2023 treats it as an Eastern Himalayan endemic and rates it a Moderate conservation priority, a resident and altitudinal migrant forest bird with a Restricted range of about 25,200 km² and insufficient data on trends (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).
Quick answers
- What does the Rufous-vented Yuhina eat?
- Fruit and nectar (SoIB guild)
- What habitat does the Rufous-vented Yuhina live in?
- Subtropical or tropical moist montane forest
- Where is the Rufous-vented Yuhina found?
- Northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, primarily the Eastern Himalaya: Bhutan, India, Tibet, Myanmar and Nepal