Short-tailed Parrotbill
Suthora davidiana
短尾鸦雀
Introduction
A passerine bird in the family Paradoxornithidae. Found in China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. This genus is distinguished by having a tail less graduated and much shorter than related Suthora species—not more than three-fourths the length of the wing—and possesses a larger, deeper bill. Wings are more rounded with the 4th to 7th primaries subequal in length.
Description
The head is bright cinnamon-rufous on the top and sides. The hind neck, back, and rump are pale slate-grey, washed with olive. Wings and tail are grey-brown with quills edged in bright rufescent brown. The chin and throat are black. The breast is grey tinged with buff, especially at the center. Flanks, abdomen, and lower tail-coverts are brownish ochraceous. The bill is fleshy horny, irides are hazel, and legs are plumbeous grey. Measures 95-100 mm in total length with a wing of 50-52 mm and tail of 36-38 mm.
Distribution & Habitat
Occurs across China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Three subspecies are recognized: S.d. thompsoni in India, S.d. tonkinensis in northeastern Laos, and S.d. davidiana in eastern China around northern Guangdong and Zhejiang. S.d. tonkinensis is found in the Southern Shan States of Myanmar.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Paradoxornithidae
- Genus
- Suthora
- eBird Code
- shtpar3
Subspecies (3)
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Suthora davidiana davidiana
highlands of southeastern China (southern Zhejiang to central Fujian)
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Suthora davidiana thompsoni
southern China (southern Yunnan) to eastern Myanmar, eastern Thailand, northwestern Laos, and northern Tonkin
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Suthora davidiana tonkinensis
highlands of northern Vietnam (Bac Phan)
Data Sources
CBR Notes: 由Neosuthora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.