Psittiparus | |
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White-breasted parrotbill (Psittiparus ruficeps) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Paradoxornithidae |
Genus: | Psittiparus Hellmayr, 1903 |
Synonyms | |
Paradoxornis |
Psittiparus is a genus of bird in the family Paradoxornithidae.
Established by Carl Eduard Hellmayr in 1903, it contains four species: [1]
Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Grey-headed parrotbill | Psittiparus gularis | Himalayas to Indochina and Hainan | |
Black-headed parrotbill | Psittiparus margaritae | eastern Cambodia and southern Vietnam. | |
White-breasted parrotbill | Psittiparus ruficeps | Eastern Himalaya, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam. | |
Rufous-headed parrotbill | Psittiparus bakeri | eastern Asia from the eastern Himalayas to Indochina. | |
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