Burmese Yuhina
Yuhina humilis (Hume, 1877)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Yuhina humilis, Thailand, 2013-01-30 (iNaturalist).
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Burmese yuhina (Yuhina humilis) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is found in Myanmar and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Wikipedia contributors, Burmese yuhina; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:55:37.794314+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Yuhina humilis (Hume, 1877)
- Name authority
- (Hume, 1877)
- Common name
- Burmese Yuhina
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Zosteropidae
- Genus
- Yuhina
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyZosteropidae Bonaparte, 1853
- genusYuhina Hodgson, 1836
- speciesYuhina humilis (Hume, 1877)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Yuhina. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Striated YuhinaYuhina castaniceps (Moore, 1854) | ZosteropidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chestnut-crested YuhinaYuhina everetti (Sharpe, 1887) | ZosteropidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous-vented YuhinaYuhina occipitalis Hodgson, 1836 | ZosteropidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yuhina torqueola (Swinhoe, 1870) | ZosteropidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-naped YuhinaYuhina bakeri Rothschild, 1926 | ZosteropidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Taiwan YuhinaYuhina brunneiceps Ogilvie-Grant, 1906 | ZosteropidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-collared YuhinaYuhina diademata J. Verreaux, 1869 | ZosteropidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Whiskered YuhinaYuhina flavicollis Hodgson, 1836 | ZosteropidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Stripe-throated YuhinaYuhina gularis Hodgson, 1836 | ZosteropidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-chinned YuhinaYuhina nigrimenta Blyth, 1845 | ZosteropidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=563764 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5CTCQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.