Grey-headed parrotbill
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paradoxornithidae |
| Genus: | Psittiparus |
| Species: | P. gularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Psittiparus gularis (Gray, GR, 1845)
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The grey-headed parrotbill (Psittiparus gularis) is a parrotbill in the family Sylviidae and is found in eastern Asia from the Himalayas to Indochina and Hainan.
Taxonomy and systematics[]
The grey-headed parrotbill was alternatively considered as a member of the Old World babblers (family Timaliidae) or in a distinct family Paradoxornithidae, but is now classified with the Sylviid babblers 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[]
The natural habitat of the grey-headed parrotbill is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Psittiparus gularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22735202A95105743. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22735202A95105743.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Sylviid babblers, parrotbills & white-eyes « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ^ "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[]
- Grey-headed parrotbill video on the Internet Bird Collection
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Psittiparus
- Parrotbills
- Birds of Eastern Himalaya
- Birds of South China
- Birds of Laos
- Birds of Myanmar
- Birds of Vietnam
- Birds described in 1845
- Taxa named by George Robert Gray
- Sylvioidea stubs