Yuhina brunneiceps
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In 3 days >90%
The Taiwan yuhina (Yuhina brunneiceps), also known as Formosan yuhina, is a small songbird endemic to the island of Taiwan. Like other yuhinas, it is closely related to the white-eyes and if these were considered a distinct family Zosteropidae, it would be placed there. Otherwise, it would be classed with the white-eyes in the Old World babbler Timaliidae family. The closest living relative of this species appears to be the black-chinned yuhina, which occurs on the Asian mainland.
The Taiwan yuhina is 12–13 cm (4.7–5.1 in) in length with a chocolate brown crest and a black beard stripe descending from its beak. The bird's back, wings and tail are dark ash brown, and its lower breast is lighter in colour. Agreeing with other typical yuhinas in habitus, its colouration pattern makes it rather distinctive among the genus.
This species is found in hill forests at elevations of 1,000–3,200 m (3,300–10,500 ft) above sea level, although it is most common between 1,500–2,500 m (4,900–8,200 ft); it can descend to lower altitudes in winter. It is gregarious, active and quite tame. It keeps to lower forest and often joins... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Very likely
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Taiwan Yuhina sighting in Taroko National Park on a given day, based on 2,221 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 147 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Taiwan Yuhina in Taroko National Park on a given day, against about 50% in July and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Taiwan Yuhina sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Taroko National Park, in our data
Taroko National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Taiwan Yuhina sightings: about 70% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Taiwan Yuhina is recorded against all the birds logged in Taroko National Park (2,221 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
