Grey-headed Parrotbill
Paradoxornis gularis
灰头鸦雀
Introduction
A small passerine bird in the family Sylviidae, though classified in Paradoxornithidae by the IOC. Found in eastern Asia from the Himalayas through Indochina to Hainan. Inhabits subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Until 2008, the black-headed parrotbill was considered conspecific with this species.
Distribution & Habitat
Occurs in eastern Asia, ranging from the Himalayas westward through Inddochina to Hainan. Inhabits subtropical and tropical moist montane forests throughout this range.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Paradoxornithidae
- Genus
- Paradoxornis
- eBird Code
- gyhpar3
Subspecies (6)
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Paradoxornis gularis fokiensis
hill forest of southern China (south of the Yangtze River)
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Paradoxornis gularis gularis
eastern Himalayas (Sikkim to Bhutan and northern Assam)
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Paradoxornis gularis hainanus
Hainan (southern China)
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Paradoxornis gularis laotianus
eastern Myanmar (Kengtung) to northern Thailand, northern Laos, and northwestern Tonkin
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Paradoxornis gularis rasus
western Myanmar (Chin Hills)
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Paradoxornis gularis transfluvialis
southern Assam (south of the Brahmaputra) to Myanmar and northwestern Thailand
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.