Paradoxornis is a genus of passerine birds in the family Paradoxornithidae.

Paradoxornis
Spot-breasted parrotbill (Paradoxornis guttaticollis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paradoxornithidae
Genus: Paradoxornis
Gould, 1836
Type species
Paradoxornis flavirostris

Species edit

It contains the following species:[1]

Image Common Name Scientific name Distribution
Reed parrotbill Paradoxornis heudei China, eastern Russian Far East
  Black-breasted parrotbill Paradoxornis flavirostris India, Bangladesh, Nepal
  Spot-breasted parrotbill Paradoxornis guttaticollis Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
  Great parrotbill Paradoxornis aemodium Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal
  Brown parrotbill Paradoxornis unicolor Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal
  Three-toed parrotbill Paradoxornis paradoxus central China
  Grey-headed parrotbill Paradoxornis gularis Himalayas, Indochina, and Hainan
Black-headed parrotbill Paradoxornis margaritae Cambodia and Vietnam
  White-breasted parrotbill Paradoxornis ruficeps Himalaya, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam
  Rufous-headed parrotbill Paradoxornis bakeri Himalayas, Indochina

References edit

  1. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2016). "Sylviid babblers, parrotbills & white-eyes". World Bird List Version 6.4. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 15 December 2016.