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Yellow-bellied Fairy-fantail

Tits, Nuthatches & Treecreepers

Photo: Nabarunsadhya · Public domain

Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus

Also known as: Chelidorhynx hypoxantha

China Red List: Least Concern (LC)

Basic stats

Habitat

Mixed-species flocks in winter; altitudinal migrant

Range

Indian subcontinent, the Himalayas and parts of South-east Asia including Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar

Size

About 8 cm

The yellow-bellied fantail, or yellow-bellied fairy-fantail (Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus), is found in the Indian subcontinent, the Himalayas and parts of South-east Asia including Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar, and is an altitudinal migrant. It is about 8 cm long, yellow below with a black eye-stripe, a white wing-bar and a broad black tail tipped white. It was once placed with the fantails but DNA analysis shows it to be a close relative of the fairy flycatcher, in the family Stenostiridae, and it often joins mixed flocks with leaf warblers, tits and black-faced warblers in winter. The source does not describe its status in China. (Wikipedia, general species account)

Quick answers

What habitat does the Yellow-bellied Fairy-fantail live in?
Mixed-species flocks in winter; altitudinal migrant
Where is the Yellow-bellied Fairy-fantail found?
Indian subcontinent, the Himalayas and parts of South-east Asia including Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar
How big is the Yellow-bellied Fairy-fantail?
About 8 cm
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