Passeriformes / Paradoxornithidae / Paradoxornis
Three-toed Parrotbill
Paradoxornis paradoxus · 三趾鸦雀
Introduction
A species of parrotbill in the family Paradoxornithidae, endemic to central China. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.
Distribution & Habitat
Endemic to central China, inhabiting temperate forests.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Paradoxornithidae
- Genus
- Paradoxornis
Taxonomy Changes
Cholornis paradoxa → Paradoxornis paradoxus
Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.
Subspecies (2)
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Paradoxornis paradoxus paradoxus
southern China (northern Sichuan and southwestern Gansu)
Data Sources
CBR Notes: 由Cholornis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.
