Babblers (Timaliidae)

Whiskered Yuhina (Yuhina flavicollis) - HBW 12, p. 145

French: Yuhina à cou roux German: Gelbnackenyuhina Spanish: Yuhina Bigotuda
Other common names: Yellow-naped Yuhina

Taxonomy: Yuhina ? Flavicollis Hodgson, 1836, central Nepal.
May form a superspecies with Y. humilis, and until recently considered conspecific. Five subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • albicollis (Ticehurst & Whistler, 1924) - N India (Himachal Pradesh) E to W Nepal.
  • flavicollis Hodgson, 1836 - C Nepal E to NE India (Arunachal Pradesh) and adjacent S China (SE Xizang).
  • rouxi (Oustalet, 1896) - NE India (SE Arunachal Pradesh S to hill states S of R Brahmaputra), W, N & E Myanmar, S China (Yunnan), NW Thailand, N Laos and N Vietnam (Tonkin).

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  • albicollis (Ticehurst & Whistler, 1924) - N India (Himachal Pradesh) E to W Nepal.
  • flavicollis Hodgson, 1836 - C Nepal E to NE India (Arunachal Pradesh) and adjacent S China (SE Xizang).
  • rouxi (Oustalet, 1896) - NE India (SE Arunachal Pradesh S to hill states S of R Brahmaputra), W, N & E Myanmar, S China (Yunnan), NW Thailand, N Laos and N Vietnam (Tonkin).
  • rogersi Deignan, 1937 - E part of NW Thailand.
  • constantiae Ripley, 1953 - NC & C Laos.
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