Brown-winged Parrotbill
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Brown-winged Parrotbill

Suthora brunnea

褐翅鸦雀

IUCN: Least Concern Found in China

Introduction

Taxonomically placed in the family Paradoxornithidae, having been reclassified from previous placements in Timaliidae or Sylviidae based on molecular genetic studies. Inhabits China and Myanmar. Two subspecies are recognized: S. b. brunnea in central and east Myanmar to northern and northwest Yunnan, and S. b. styani in the Dali area of central west Yunnan. The eye-ringed parrotbill (Suthora ricketti) was formerly considered a subspecies but is now treated separately.

Distribution & Habitat

Found in China and Myanmar. The nominate subspecies S. b. brunnea occurs in central and eastern Myanmar, extending into northern and northwestern Yunnan province in southwest China. The subspecies S. b. styani is restricted to the Dali area in central western Yunnan, southwest China.

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Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Paradoxornithidae
Genus
Suthora
eBird Code
bnwpar2

Subspecies (2)

  • Suthora brunnea brunnea

    southern China (Yunnan from Tali region southward to Tengyueh)

  • Suthora brunnea styani

    southern China (northern Yunnan from Mekong Valley to Tali region)

Data Sources

CBR Notes: 由Sinosuthora属移入Suthora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.