Note narrow pale collar characteristic of the race Y. f. albicollis found at the NW end of its Himalayan range. Other subspecies have the collar more extensively deep rufous. Some authors lump this species with the little known Burmese Yuhina (Yuhina humilis). Clements/eBird, IOC and H&M all classify the Yuhinas in the White-eye family (Zosteropidae) as advocated by Cibois et al. 2002 and Moyle et al. 2009. However HBW & OBC retain a more traditional classification including them with the Babblers (Timaliidae). The name "Yuhina" derives from the Nepalese name for these birds. Canon PowerShot SX50 HS.
References:
Cibois, A., M.V. Kalyakin, Han Lian-xian & E. Pasquet. (2002) Molecular phylogenetics of babblers (Timaliidae): reevaluation of the genera Yuhina and Stachyris. Journal of Avian Biology 33:380-390.
Collar, N. & Robson, C. (2016). Whiskered Yuhina (Yuhina flavicollis). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/59406 on 27 September 2016)
Moyle, R.G., C.E. Filardi, C.E. Smith & J.M. Diamond, 2009. Explosive Pleistocene diversification and hemispheric expansion of a "great speciator." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 106:1863-1868.
Rasmussen, P.C. & Anderton, J.C. (2012) Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide. Vols. 1 and 2. Second Edition. Smithsonian Institution. Michigan State University & Lynx Edicions, Washington. D.C., Michigan & Barcelona.