Black-headed parrotbill

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Black-headed parrotbill
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paradoxornithidae
Genus: Psittiparus
Species:
P. margaritae
Binomial name
Psittiparus margaritae
Delacour, 1927
Synonyms

Paradoxornis margaritae

The black-headed parrotbill (Psittiparus margaritae) is a bird species often placed with the Old World babblers (family Timaliidae) or in the Sylviidae, but it actually seems to belong to the distinct family Paradoxornithidae.[2]

It is found in eastern Cambodia and southern Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Psittiparus margaritae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2019: e.T22734623A156381524. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22734623A156381524.en. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Sylviid babblers, parrotbills, white-eyes – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  • 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.Error: "Q27075571" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.