Wildlifeof Bhutan
Yellow-bellied Fairy-fantail
Tits, Nuthatches & Treecreepers
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Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus
Also known as: Chelidorhynx hypoxantha
Basic stats
Habitat
Altitudinal migrant; joins mixed-species flocks, especially in winter
Range
Indian subcontinent, Himalaya and parts of South-east Asia including Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar
Size
About 8cm
The yellow-bellied fairy-fantail is a tiny bird, about 8cm long, with yellow underparts, a black eye-stripe, a white wing-bar and a broad black tail tipped with white. It was described by Blyth in 1843 and was once placed with the fantails, but DNA links it to the fairy flycatcher, and it is the only species in its genus, Chelidorhynx (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is an altitudinal migrant and often joins mixed-species flocks in winter with leaf warblers, tits and black-faced warblers. The source does not mention Bhutan, habitat, diet or breeding, so none of those are stated here (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Yellow-bellied Fairy-fantail live in?
- Altitudinal migrant; joins mixed-species flocks, especially in winter
- Where is the Yellow-bellied Fairy-fantail found?
- Indian subcontinent, Himalaya and parts of South-east Asia including Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar
- How big is the Yellow-bellied Fairy-fantail?
- About 8cm