Grey-headed parrotbill

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.

Grey-headed parrotbill
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paradoxornithidae
Genus: Psittiparus
Species:
P. gularis
Binomial name
Psittiparus gularis
(Gray, GR, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Paradoxornis gularis

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.[1] Until 2008, the black-headed parrotbill was also considered as a subspecies of the grey-headed parrotbill.[2]

Distribution and habitat

The natural habitat of the grey-headed parrotbill is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

  1. "Sylviid babblers, parrotbills & white-eyes « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
  2. "Species Version 1 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-07-24.


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