Chestnut-crested yuhina
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Zosteropidae |
| Genus: | Staphida |
| Species: | S. everetti
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| Staphida everetti Sharpe,1887
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Thechestnut-crested yuhina(Staphida everetti) is a species ofbirdin the white-eye familyZosteropidae.The species has been included in the genusStaphida,along with theIndochinese yuhinaand thestriated yuhinaof mainland Asia, and all three have been considered a single species. The scientific name commemorates British colonial administrator and zoological collectorAlfred Hart Everett.
Distribution and habitat
[edit]It is found inBrunei,Indonesia,andMalaysiawhere it is endemic to the island ofBorneo.[2]Its naturalhabitatis broadleaf evergreen submontane andmontane forests,forest edge and secondary growth from 100–2,800 m (330–9,190 ft). They are common and are often one of the most common species in their range.[3]
References
[edit]- ^BirdLife International(2018)."Yuhina everetti".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2018:e.T22716725A132112660.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22716725A132112660.en.Retrieved12 September2024.
- ^Phillipps, Quentin & Phillipps, Karen (2011).Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo.Oxford, UK: John Beaufoy Publishing.ISBN978-1-906780-56-2.[page needed]
- ^Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds.Handbook of the Birds of the World,Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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