Rufous-headed parrotbill
| Rufous-headed parrotbill | |
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| From Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paradoxornithidae |
| Genus: | Psittiparus |
| Species: | P. bakeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Psittiparus bakeri Hartert, 1900
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The rufous-headed parrotbill (Psittiparus bakeri), or greater rufous-headed parrotbill, is a parrotbill in the family Sylviidae and is found in eastern Asia from the eastern Himalayas to Indochina.
Taxonomy and systematics[]
The rufous-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] It was formerly considered as conspecific with the white-breasted parrotbill.
Distribution and habitat[]
The natural habitats of the rufous-headed parrotbill are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Psittiparus bakeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22735612A118619931. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22735612A118619931.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Sylviid babblers, parrotbills & white-eyes « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- 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.
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