Young's Yuhina

The Young's Yuhina (Yuhina youngi) is a bird species in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae. If the white-eyes are considered a distinct family (Zosteropidae), the genus Yuhina would need to be placed there.

Other names
Black-crested Yuhina.

Description
The yuhinas are a small group of Asian babblers (or white-eyes). All species have crests. It resembles the White-naped Yuhina but it is slightly larger, has more of a chestnut breast and wings and its crest is black with no white.

Behaviour
It is rarely found alone, usually found in flocks of up to 30 birds, sometimes with other insectivorous birds.

It can sometimes raise and lower its crest

Diet
It gleans insects from the middle story of forests and feeds on fruit and nectar.

Calls
Makes a low-pitched chirping that sounds like see-see-see-you-I-see-you.

Reproduction
Its nest is either a domed or cup-shaped, made from moss and lined with roots, and suspended from the fork of a twig in a tree.

Distribution/habitat
Nonmigrant. Found in most forests and plantations. Sometimes it's found in gardens and parks.

It is native to Devonshire, Shire and Potsdam.

Based on...
It is based on a mix of Striated Yuhina and White-naped Yuhina.