Paradoxornis_nipalensis

Black-throated parrotbill

Black-throated parrotbill

Species of bird

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

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It is found in the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, primarily in the central and eastern Himalayas, and in adjoining parts of Southeast Asia. The species ranges across Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    BirdLife International (2020). "Suthora nipalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22716826A181845059. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22716826A181845059.en.
  2. [2]
    "Sylviid babblers, parrotbills, white-eyes – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  • 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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