Rufous-vented Yuhina
Yuhina occipitalisHodgson, BH, 1836
English (US) Rufous-vented Yuhina
The Rufous-vented Yuhina (Yuhina occipitalis) 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
- Yuhina occipitalis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous-vented Yuhina
- Described by
- Hodgson, BH, 1836
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Yuhina occipitalis occipitalis
- Yuhina occipitalis obscurior
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Yuhina Occipitales
- Described by
- Hodgson, BH, 1836
- Type locality
- Nepal.
- Original description
- Asiatic Researches; or, Transactions of the Society instituted in Bengal, for enquiring into the history, the antiquities, the arts and sciences, and literature of Asia 19 p.166
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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