Birds of Western Yunnan contains four parts. This is Part 2: Passerines (Vangidae through Phylloscopidae).
Part 1: Non-passerines
Part 2: Passerines (Vangidae through Phylloscopidae)
Part 3: Passerines (Locustellidae through Leiothrichidae)
Part 4: Passerines (Sylviidae through Emberizidae)
On these pages, I offer you an illustrated list of the interesting birds that I have recorded in Western Yunnan. — Craig Brelsford
Silver-breasted Broadbill Serilophus lunatus
Flock of 4 on Nabang-Xima Trail, Nabang (670 m) on 2014-01-20
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
3 at Rongshu Wang, Nabang (780 m) on 2014-01-25
2 at Rongshu Wang, Nabang (740 m) on 2014-01-26
3 near Blind 4, Baihualing (1540 m) on 2014-02-14
Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
Black-winged Cuckooshrike
暗灰鹃䴗 (ànhuī juānjú)
Coracina melaschistos
1 at Rongshu Wang, Nabang (940 m) on 2014-01-24 & 2014-01-25
Grey-chinned Minivet
灰喉山椒鸟 (huīhóu shānjiāoniǎo)
Pericrocotus solaris
3 at Rongshu Wang, Nabang (940 m) on 2014-01-24
2 below Jīnchǎng Hé, Baihualing (2330 m) on 2014-02-05
6 at parking lot above Blind 4 at Baihualing (1610 m) on 2014-02-08
Scarlet Minivet
赤红山椒鸟 (chìhóng shānjiāoniǎo)
Pericrocotus speciosus
4 on Nabang-Xima Trail, Nabang (480 m) on 2014-01-17
5 at Rongshu Wang, Nabang (940 m) on 2014-01-24
3 at Rongshu Wang, Nabang (940 m) on 2014-01-25
5 at Rongshu Wang, Nabang (940 m) on 2014-01-26
4 on Nabang-Xima Trail, Nabang (420 m) on 2014-01-30
2 at Laifengshan, Tengchong (1700 m) on 2014-02-01
Passeriformes: Laniidae
Long-tailed Shrike
棕背伯劳 (zōngbèi bóláo)
Lanius schach tricolor
1 in Nabang (230 m) on 2014-01-20
2 in Nabang (230 m) on 2014-01-21
2 each day in Mengnai River Valley, Nabang (220 m) on 2014-01-22, 2014-01-23, 2014-01-27, 2014-01-28, & 2014-01-29
1 at Rongshu Wang, Nabang (700 m) on 2014-01-25
1 along road above Baihualing (1520 m) on 2014-02-07
Grey-backed Shrike
灰背伯劳 (huībèi bóláo)
Lanius tephronotus
1 at Laifengshan, Tengchong (1700 m) on 2014-02-02
Passeriformes: Vireonidae
White-bellied Erpornis
白腹凤鹛 (báifù fèngméi)
Erpornis zantholeuca
2 on Nabang-Xima Trail, Nabang (670 m) on 2014-01-20
Black-headed Shrike-babbler Pteruthius rufiventer
Blyth’s Shrike-babbler
红翅䴗鹛 (hóngchì júméi)
Pteruthius aeralatus
2 at Blind 4, Baihualing (1570 m) on 2014-02-08
Black-eared Shrike-babbler
栗喉䴗鹛 (lìhóu júméi)
Pteruthius melanotis
2 near Dà Fēng Bāo, Baihualing (2350 m) on 2014-02-21
1 near Dà Fēng Bāo, Baihualing (2350 m) on 2014-02-23
Passeriformes: Oriolidae
Slender-billed Oriole
细嘴黄鹂 (xìzuǐ huánglí)
Oriolus tenuirostris
3 at Laifengshan, Tengchong (1660 m) on 2014-02-03
Maroon Oriole
朱鹂 (zhū lí)
Oriolus traillii
6 on Nabang-Xima Trail, Nabang (550 m) on 2014-01-19
4 on Nabang-Xima Trail, Nabang (570 m) on 2014-01-20
4-7 each day at Rongshu Wang, Nabang (940 m) on 2014-01-24, 2014-01-25, & 2014-01-26
1 heard at Blind 4, Baihualing (1570 m) on 2014-02-08
1 above Er Taipo, Baihualing (2300 m) on 2014-02-25
Passeriformes: Dicruridae
Ashy Drongo
灰卷尾 (huī juǎnwěi)
Dicrurus leucophaeus hopwoodi
2 at Laifengshan, Tengchong (1660 m) on 2014-01-16
4 at Rongshu Wang, Nabang (800 m) on 2014-01-17
1 in Mengnai River Valley, Nabang (220 m) on 2014-01-22
1 at Laifengshan, Tengchong (1660 m) on 2014-02-03
1 near Da Lu Chang, Baihualing (2150 m) on 2014-02-05
1 near Blind 4, Baihualing (1590 m) on 2014-02-14
1 at Blind 10, Baihualing (1730 m) on 2014-02-20
Bronzed Drongo
古铜色卷尾 (gǔtóngsè juǎnwěi)
Dicrurus aeneus
3 on Nabang-Xima Trail, Nabang (500 m) on 2014-01-17
3 at Rongshu Wang, Nabang (800 m) on 2014-01-17
1 in Mengnai River Valley, Nabang (220 m) on 2014-01-22
2 in Mengnai River Valley, Nabang (220 m) on 2014-01-23
1-4 each day at Rongshu Wang, Nabang (940 m) on 2014-01-24 & 2014-01-25
2 at Rongshu Wang, Nabang (740 m) on 2014-01-26
1 at parking lot above Blind 4 at Baihualing (1610 m) on 2014-02-14
1 near Blind 4, Baihualing (1590 m) on 2014-02-22
Hair-crested Drongo
发冠卷尾 (fàguān juǎnwěi)
Dicrurus hottentottus
3 at Rongshu Wang, Nabang (800 m) on 2014-01-17
2 on Nabang-Xima Trail, Nabang (500 m) on 2014-01-19
2 at Rongshu Wang, Nabang (740 m) on 2014-01-26
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
大盘尾 (dà pánwěi)
Dicrurus paradiseus
2 each day on Nabang-Xima Trail, Nabang (500 m) on 2014-01-17 & 2014-01-19
Passeriformes: Rhipiduridae
White-throated Fantail
白喉扇尾鹟 (báihóu shànwěiwēng)
Rhipidura albicollis
1 on Nabang-Xima Trail, Nabang (500 m) on 2014-01-17
1 at Rongshu Wang, Nabang (800 m) on 2014-01-17
1 at Rongshu Wang, Nabang (940 m) on 2014-01-25
2 each day near Da Lu Chang, Baihualing (2050 m) on 2014-02-05 & 2014-02-06
1 at Blind 4, Baihualing (1570 m) on 2014-02-08
1 at Blind 1, Baihualing (1690 m) on 2014-02-10
1 near Blind 4, Baihualing (1590 m) on 2014-02-14
1 above Er Taipo, Baihualing (2300 m) on 2014-02-24
Passeriformes: Monarchidae
Black-naped Monarch
黑枕王鹟 (hēizhěn wángwēng)
Hypothymis azurea
1 near Nabang-Xima Trail, Nabang (320 m) on 2014-01-17
Passeriformes: Corvidae
Eurasian Jay
松鸦 (sōngyā)
Garrulus glandarius
2 at Laifengshan, Tengchong (1660 m) on 2014-01-16
Grey Treepie
灰树鹊 (huī shùquè)
Dendrocitta formosae
7 (5 heard only) between Da Lu Chang & Jīnchǎng Hé, Baihualing (1850-2350 m) on 2014-02-05
1 heard at Er Taipo, Baihualing (2230 m) on 2014-02-19
1 heard at Blind 10, Baihualing (1730 m) on 2014-02-20
2 at Dà Fēng Bāo, Baihualing (2350 m) on 2014-02-24
Spotted Nutcracker
星鸦 (xīng yā)
Nucifraga caryocatactes
3 heard above Yingke Shan, Baihualing (2900 m) on 2014-02-25
2 above Yingke Shan, Baihualing (2850 m) on 2014-02-27
Large-billed Crow
大嘴乌鸦 (dàzuǐ wūyā)
Corvus macrorhynchos
2 each day in Mengnai River Valley, Nabang (220 m) on 2014-01-23 & 2014-01-29
2 at Laifengshan, Tengchong (1660 m) on 2014-02-03
Passeriformes: Stenostiridae
Yellow-bellied Fantail
黄腹扇尾鹟 (huángfù shànwěiwēng)
Chelidorhynx hypoxantha
2 at Laifengshan, Tengchong (1660 m) on 2014-01-16
1 on Nabang-Xima Trail, Nabang (500 m) on 2014-01-17
1-2 each day at Rongshu Wang, Nabang (940 m) on 2014-01-24 & 2014-01-25
1 below clearing at Jīnchǎng Hé, Baihualing (2330 m) on 2014-02-05
1 at Blind 1, Baihualing (1690 m) on 2014-02-10
2 above Huáng Zhú Hé, Baihualing (2440 m) on 2014-03-01
Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher
方尾鹟 (fāngwěi wēng)
Culicicapa ceylonensis
1 on Nabang-Xima Trail, Nabang (500 m) on 2014-01-17
2 at Rongshu Wang, Nabang (800 m) on 2014-01-17
1-2 each day at Rongshu Wang, Nabang (940 m) on 2014-01-24 & 2014-01-25
2 at Rongshu Wang, Nabang (740 m) on 2014-01-26
2 each day above Er Taipo, Baihualing (2300 m) on 2014-02-19 & 2014-02-24
2-3 each day below Dà Fēng Bāo, Baihualing (2340 m) on 2014-02-21 & 2014-02-24
Passeriformes: Paridae
Yellow-browed Tit
黄眉林雀 (huángméi línquè)
Sylviparus modestus
2 at Blind 3, Baihualing (1980 m) on 2014-02-13
1 at Er Taipo, Baihualing (2230 m) on 2014-02-24
2 on Tengchong side of Chá-Mǎ Gǔdào, Baihualing (2920 m) on 2014-02-28
Coal Tit
煤山雀 (méi shānquè)
Periparus ater
3 each day at Lǎn Bǎndèng, Baihualing (2990 m) on 2014-02-26 & 2014-03-01
2 above Yingke Shan, Baihualing (2850 m) on 2014-02-26
Grey Crested Tit
褐冠山雀 (hèguān shānquè)
Lophophanes dichrous
2 below Yingke Shan, Baihualing (2800 m) on 2014-02-27
Japanese Tit
远东山雀 (yuǎndōng shānquè)
Parus minor tibetanus
2 at Laifengshan, Tengchong (1660 m) on 2014-01-16
1 at Laifengshan, Tengchong (1750 m) on 2014-02-02
1 at parking lot above Blind 4 at Baihualing (1610 m) on 2014-02-14
1 at farm below Baihualing (1400 m) on 2014-02-24
Green-backed Tit
绿背山雀 (lǜbèi shānquè)
Parus monticolus
1 at Laifengshan, Tengchong (1660 m) on 2014-01-16
2 each day at Jiujiezi, Baihualing (1990 m) on 2014-02-07 & 2014-02-15
Yellow-cheeked Tit
黄颊山雀 (huángjiá shānquè)
Machlolophus spilonotus
1 near Da Lu Chang, Baihualing (2150 m) on 2014-02-05
1 above Er Taipo, Baihualing (2300 m) on 2014-02-23
1 above Huáng Zhú Hé, Baihualing (2440 m) on 2014-03-01
Passeriformes: Pycnonotidae
Crested Finchbill
凤头雀嘴鹎 (fèngtóu quèzuǐbēi)
Spizixos canifrons
1 on S318 between Nabang and Yingjiang (1500 m) on 2014-01-31
Striated Bulbul
纵纹绿鹎 (zòngwén lǜbēi)
Pycnonotus striatus
1 at Blind 4, Baihualing (1570 m) on 2014-02-08
1 at Blind 1, Baihualing (1690 m) on 2014-02-10
2 near Blind 4, Baihualing (1590 m) on 2014-02-14
4 below Da Lu Chang, Baihualing (1800 m) on 2014-02-18
Black-crested Bulbul
黑冠黄鹎 (hēiguān huángbēi)
Pycnonotus flaviventris
1 at Rongshu Wang, Nabang (940 m) on 2014-01-24 & 2014-01-25
1 at Laifengshan, Tengchong (1700 m) on 2014-02-02
Red-whiskered Bulbul
红耳鹎 (hóng’ěr bēi)
Pycnonotus jocosus
1 in Nabang (220 m) on 2014-01-21
1 along road below Baihualing (1500 m) on 2014-02-13
3 along Salween River on 2014-03-01
Brown-breasted Bulbul
黄臀鹎 (huángtún bēi)
Pycnonotus xanthorrhous
7 on S318 between Nabang and Yingjiang (1370 m) on 2014-01-31
18 at Laifengshan, Tengchong (1660 m) on 2014-02-03
1 in Tengchong (1600 m) on 2014-02-04
Red-vented Bulbul
黑喉红臀鹎 (hēihóu hóngtúnbēi)
Pycnonotus cafer
2 at Laifengshan, Tengchong (1660 m) on 2014-01-16
3 each day on Nabang-Xima Trail, Nabang (350 m) on 2014-01-17 & 2014-01-19
4-6 each day in Mengnai River Valley, Nabang (220 m) on 2014-01-23, 2014-01-27, & 2014-01-29
5 each day at Rongshu Wang, Nabang (940 m) on 2014-01-24 & 2014-01-25
2 at Rongshu Wang, Nabang (740 m) on 2014-01-26
2 at Laifengshan, Tengchong (1700 m) on 2014-02-02
5 in Tengchong (1600 m) on 2014-02-04
1 along road below Baihualing (1300 m) on 2014-02-11 & 2014-03-01
Flavescent Bulbul Pycnonotus flavescens
3 at Rongshu Wang, Nabang (800 m) on 2014-01-17
2 at Rongshu Wang, Nabang (740 m) on 2014-01-26
2 on S318 between Nabang and Yingjiang (540 m) on 2014-01-31
2 near Blind 4, Baihualing (1590 m) on 2014-02-14
White-throated Bulbul
黄腹冠鹎 (huángfù guānbēi)
Alophoixus flaveolus
5 on Nabang-Xima Trail, Nabang (430 m) on 2014-01-17
1 at Rongshu Wang, Nabang (940 m) on 2014-01-24 & 2014-01-25
1 at Rongshu Wang, Nabang (740 m) on 2014-01-26
Grey-eyed Bulbul
灰眼短脚鹎 (huīyǎn duǎnjiǎobēi)
Iole propinqua
4-5 each day at Rongshu Wang, Nabang (940 m) on 2014-01-24 & 2014-01-25
Mountain Bulbul
绿翅短脚鹎 (lǜchì duǎnjiǎobēi)
Ixos mcclellandii
1 at Laifengshan, Tengchong (1660 m) on 2014-01-16
1 at Rongshu Wang, Nabang (940 m) on 2014-01-26
7 at Laifengshan, Tengchong (1750 m) on 2014-02-01
3 at Laifengshan, Tengchong (1750 m) on 2014-02-02
12 at Laifengshan, Tengchong (1660 m) on 2014-02-03
2-6 each day at Jiujiezi, Baihualing (1990 m) on 2014-02-06 & 2014-02-07
3 near Blind 4, Baihualing (1590 m) on 2014-02-22
Ashy Bulbul
灰短脚鹎 (huī duǎnjiǎobēi)
Hemixos flavala
1 at Rongshu Wang, Nabang (940 m) on 2014-01-24
3 at Rongshu Wang, Nabang (770 m) on 2014-01-25
3 at Rongshu Wang, Nabang (740 m) on 2014-01-26
Black Bulbul
黑短脚鹎 (hēi duǎnjiǎobēi)
Hypsipetes leucocephalus
17 at Laifengshan, Tengchong (1660 m) on 2014-01-16
19 on Nabang-Xima Trail, Nabang (500 m) on 2014-01-17
26 at Rongshu Wang, Nabang (800 m) on 2014-01-17
ca. 15 each day on Nabang-Xima Trail, Nabang (570 m) on 2014-01-19 & 2014-01-20
10-12 each day at Rongshu Wang, Nabang (940 m) on 2014-01-24, 2014-01-25, & 2014-01-26
8 at Laifengshan, Tengchong (1660 m) on 2014-02-03
Passeriformes: Hirundinidae
Grey-throated Martin
褐喉沙燕 (hèhóu shāyàn)
Riparia chinensis
ca. 10-20 each day in Mengnai River Valley, Nabang (220 m) on 2014-01-28 & 2014-01-29
ca. 15 at Yingjiang (820 m) on 2014-01-31
Barn Swallow
家燕 (jiā yàn)
Hirundo rustica
ca. 20 in Nabang (230 m) on 2014-01-21
23 in Mengnai River Valley, Nabang (220 m) on 2014-01-23
1 at farm below Baihualing (1400 m) on 2014-02-18
Wire-tailed Swallow
线尾燕 (xiànwěi yàn)
Hirundo smithii
4-5 each day in Mengnai River Valley, Nabang (220 m) on 2014-01-28 & 2014-01-29
Striated Swallow
斑腰燕 (bānyāo yàn)
Cecropis striolata
11 on Nabang-Xima Trail, Nabang (550 m) on 2014-01-20
7 flying above Nabang Creek, Nabang (400 m) on 2014-01-30
Passeriformes: Pnoepygidae
Pygmy Cupwing
小鳞胸鹪鹛 (xiǎo línxiōngjiāoméi)
Pnoepyga pusilla
1 on Nabang-Xima Trail, Nabang (350 m) on 2014-01-20
1 at Blind 1, Baihualing (1690 m) on 2014-02-10
1 at Blind 3, Baihualing (1980 m) on 2014-02-13
1 at Blind 4, Baihualing (1570 m), & 1 heard near hot spring below Blind 4, Baihualing (1470 m) on 2014-02-14
Passeriformes: Cettiidae
Yellow-bellied Warbler
黄腹鹟莺 (huángfù wēngyīng)
Abroscopus superciliaris
3 at Rongshu Wang, Nabang (900 m) on 2014-01-24
1 at Blind 6, Baihualing (1700 m) on 2014-02-09
2 at Blind 1, Baihualing (1690 m) on 2014-02-10
1 at Blind 12, Baihualing (1840 m) on 2014-02-11
Black-faced Warbler
黑脸鹟莺 (hēiliǎn wēngyīng)
Abroscopus schisticeps
3-4 each day near Da Lu Chang, Baihualing (2050 m) on 2014-02-05 & 2014-02-07
1 near Dà Fēng Bāo, Baihualing (2350 m) on 2014-02-21 & 2014-02-23
3 above Er Taipo, Baihualing (2300 m) on 2014-02-24
4 below Yingke Shan, Baihualing (2830 m) on 2014-02-26
Brown-flanked Bush Warbler
强脚树莺 (qiángjiǎo shùyīng)
Horornis fortipes
1 (ssp. davidiana? fortipes?) at Blind 10, Baihualing (1730 m) on 2014-02-20
Grey-bellied Tesia
灰腹地莺 (huīfù dìyīng)
Tesia cyaniventer
1 on Nabang-Xima Trail, Nabang (500 m) on 2014-01-18
1 near Blind 4, Baihualing (1540 m) on 2014-02-14 & 2014-02-22
Chestnut-headed Tesia Cettia castaneocoronata
1 at Blind 1, Baihualing (1690 m) on 2014-02-10
Passeriformes: Aegithalidae
Black-throated Bushtit
红头长尾山雀 (hóngtóu chángwěishānquè)
Aegithalos concinnus
5 at Laifengshan, Tengchong (1660 m) on 2014-01-16
3 near Blind 3, Baihualing (1980 m) on 2014-02-13
Black-browed Bushtit Aegithalos bonvaloti
3 on Tengchong side of Chá-Mǎ Gǔdào, Baihualing (2890 m) on 2014-02-28
Passeriformes: Phylloscopidae
Smoky Warbler
烟柳莺 (yān liǔyīng)
Phylloscopus fuligiventer weigoldi
ca. 10 each day in Mengnai River Valley, Nabang (220 m) on 2014-01-22, 2014-01-23, 2014-01-27, 2014-01-28, & 2014-01-29
Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher
Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis
Pallas’s Leaf Warbler
黄腰柳莺 (huángyāoliǔyīng)
Phylloscopus proregulus
1 at Blind 1, Baihualing (1690 m) on 2014-02-10
Greenish Warbler
暗绿柳莺 (àn lǜliǔyīng)
Phylloscopus trochiloides
3 at Laifengshan, Tengchong (1660 m) on 2014-01-16
Sichuan Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus forresti
Blyth’s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus reguloides
Featured image: Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler, Baihualing, Yunnan, 12 Feb. 2014. (Craig Brelsford)
