White‑bellied Erpornis (Yuhina) Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Erpornis zantholeuca
Family : Vireonidae
Order : Passeriformes
Class : Aves
Phylum : Chordata
Habitat : Evergreen forest
Description : White-bellied Erpornis is a small olive-yellow passerine with a tufted head whose adult looks entirely bright olive-yellow from above and bright white from below.It has beady black irises,bicolored bill and whitish-grey legs and feet.Both sexes look alike and the juvenile looks duller and a brownish cast on the upper body. They inhabit forests and woodlands, and are known for their distinctive vocalizations that include melodious whistles, trills, and chattering sounds. White-bellied Erpornis are primarily insectivorous, but may also consume fruits and seeds.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Lalage melanoptera
(Black‑headed Cuckoo-shrike) -
Dicrurus aeneus
(Bronzed Drongo) -
Terpsiphone affinis
(Oriental Paradise‑flycatcher) -
Oriolus kundoo
(Indian Golden Oriole) -
Terpsiphone paradisi
(Indian Paradise-flycatcher) -
Lanius excubitor
(Great Grey Shrike) -
Artamus fuscus
(Ashy Woodswallow) -
Dicrurus remifer
(Lesser Racquet‑tailed Drongo) -
Oriolus chinensis
(Black‑naped Oriole) -
Rhipidura albicollis
(White‑throated Fantail)
Species groups
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Bee-eaters -
Booby -
frigatebird -
phalarope -
tropicbird -
Martins and Swallows -
Crows, Drongos & allies -
Woodpeckers -
Eared Nightjars -
Ibises & Spoonbills -
Trogons -
Coucals -
Pelicans -
Darters -
Gulls -
Warblers and allies -
Flowerpeckers & Sunbirds -
Sparrows, Wagtails, Pipits a& allies -
moonbird -
Hawks & Eagles -
Snipes, Sandpipers, Plovers & allies -
Small Kingfishers -
Cisticola & Prinia -
Plovers & Lapwings -
Rails, Gallinules & Coots -
Tits -
Parrots -
Rosefinches and Buntings -
Bustards -
Grebes -
Pheasants & Partridges -
Old World flycatcher -
Starlings and Mynas -
Hornbills -
Buttonquails -
Rollers -
Bluebirds -
Crested Kingfishers -
Cormorants -
Pigeons and Doves -
Jacanas -
Typical Owl -
Finfoots &booby -
Flamingo -
Herons and Bitterns -
Treecreepers -
Nuthatch -
Barbets -
Treeswifts -
Swifts -
Crab-plovers, Coursers and Pratincoles -
Bulbuls -
Frogmouths -
Larks -
Storks -
Broadbills -
Thick-knees -
Painted-snipes -
Nightjars -
Barn-owls -
Large-billed Kingfishers -
Falcons -
Pittas -
Cranes -
Whistling-ducks -
Ducks, Geese & Swans -
Hoopoe
References:
description written by:Hajbun Tasnim Preety,Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;photo credit: Vipul Ramanuj (www.inaturalist.org/people/Vipul Ramanuj ),photo shared from iNaturalist, photo copyright reserved according to iNaturalist rules;Marc Andersonmore information, please contact us.
description written by:Hajbun Tasnim Preety,Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;photo credit: Vipul Ramanuj (www.inaturalist.org/people/Vipul Ramanuj ),photo shared from iNaturalist, photo copyright reserved according to iNaturalist rules;Marc Andersonmore information, please contact us.