Yuhina occipitalis (rufous-vented yuhina) Yuhina occipitalis ( = rufous-vented yuhina, Yuhina occipitalis)
Date between 1850 and 1883
Source John Gould, 1804-1881; Richard Bowdler Sharpe, 1847-1909: The Birds of Asia., Volume IV, London.
Author John Gould (1804–1881) & Henry Constantine Richter (1821–1902)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BirdsAsiaJohnGoIVGoul_0064.jpg
The rufous-vented yuhina (Yuhina occipitalis) is a bird species in the white-eye family Zosteropidae. Yuhina occipitalis is found along the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, primarily in the Eastern Himalayas, and ranges across Bhutan, India, Tibet, Myanmar, and Nepal. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The rufous-vented yuhinas are a brightly-colored yuhinas with a bright orange patch on the back of the crest with brown wings, orange vent, and gray head.
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Zosteropidae
Genus: Yuhina
Species: Yuhina occipitalis Hodgson, 1836