Chestnut-crested yuhina

Chestnut-crested yuhina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Zosteropidae
Genus: Yuhina
Species: Y. everetti
Binomial name
Yuhina everetti
(Sharpe, 1887)
Synonyms

Staphida everetti

The chestnut-crested yuhina (Yuhina everetti) is a species of bird in the Zosteropidae family. The scientific name commemorates British colonial administrator and zoological collector Alfred Hart Everett.

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia where it is endemic to the island of Borneo.[2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Yuhina everetti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. Phillipps, Quentin; & Phillipps, Karen (2011). Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Oxford, UK: John Beaufoy Publishing. ISBN 978-1-906780-56-2.
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