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Striated Yuhina

Staphida castaniceps(Moore, F, 1854)

English (US) Striated Yuhina

The Striated Yuhina (Staphida castaniceps) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Zosteropidae (White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.

Scientific name
Staphida castaniceps
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Striated Yuhina
Described by
(Moore, F, 1854)

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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Ixulus castaniceps
Described by
(Moore, F, 1854)
Type locality
'Afghanistan,' error; corrected to Khasi Hills, Assam, by Sharpe, 1883, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., 7, p. 616.
Original description
A catalogue of the birds in The Museum of the Hononrable East-India Company 1 p.411

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 147 species of the family Zosteropidae