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| Grey-headed parrotbill | |
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| Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paradoxornithidae |
| Genus: | Paradoxornis |
| Species: | P. gularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Paradoxornis gularis Gray, GR, 1845 | |
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The grey-headed parrotbill (Paradoxornis gularis) is a parrotbill in the family Sylviidae and is found in eastern Asia from the Himalayas to Indochina and Hainan.
Taxonomy and systematics
[edit]The grey-headed parrotbill was alternatively considered as a member of the Old World babblers (family Timaliidae) or with the Sylviidae, but is now classified in the distinct family Paradoxornithidae by the IOC.[2] Until 2008, the black-headed parrotbill was also considered as a subspecies of the grey-headed parrotbill.[3]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The natural habitat of the grey-headed parrotbill is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References
[edit]- ↑ BirdLife International. (2024). "Paradoxornis gularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T22735202A264185791. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T22735202A264185791.en. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ↑ "Sylviid babblers, parrotbills, white-eyes – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ↑ "Species Version 1 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- BirdLife International 2004. Paradoxornis gularis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
- Robson, C. (2007). Family Paradoxornithidae (Parrotbills) pp. 292 – 321 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
External links
[edit]- Grey-headed parrotbill video on the Internet Bird Collection
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