Rufous-headed Parrotbill
Paradoxornis bakeri
红头鸦雀
Introduction
A parrotbill in the family Paradoxornithidae. Found in eastern Asia from the eastern Himalayas to Indochina. Inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Was formerly considered conspecific with the white-breasted parrotbill. Historically placed in Timaliidae or Sylviidae before the distinct family Paradoxornithidae was recognized.
Distribution & Habitat
Occurs in eastern Asia from the eastern Himalayas through Southeast Asia to Indochina. Inhabits subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests as well as subtropical and tropical moist montane forests.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Paradoxornithidae
- Genus
- Paradoxornis
- eBird Code
- ruhpar2
Subspecies (2)
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Paradoxornis bakeri bakeri
southern Assam (south of the Brahmaputra) to northern and eastern Myanmar
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Paradoxornis bakeri magnirostris
highlands of central Tonkin
Data Sources
CBR Notes: 由Psittiparus属移入Paradoxornis属（Cai et al. 2019）
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.