Passeriformes / Paradoxornithidae / Suthora
Short-tailed Parrotbill
Suthora davidiana · 短尾鸦雀
Introduction
A species in the family Paradoxornithidae found in China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Description
Total length about 95 to 100 mm; wing 50 to 52 mm; tail 36 to 38 mm. Top and sides of the head are bright cinnamon-rufous. 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. Chin and throat are black. Breast is grey tinged with buff, especially on the centre. Flanks, abdomen, and lower tail-coverts are clear brownish ochraceous. Bill is fleshy horny; irides hazel; legs plumbeous grey.
Distribution & Habitat
Found in China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Subspecies S. d. thompsoni occurs in India and the Southern Shan States. S. d. tonkinensis is found in Northeastern Laos. S. d. davidiana occurs in eastern China around northern Guangdong and Zhejiang.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Paradoxornithidae
- Genus
- Suthora
Taxonomy Changes
Neosuthora davidiana → Suthora davidiana
Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.
Subspecies (3)
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Suthora davidiana davidiana
highlands of southeastern China (southern Zhejiang to central Fujian)
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.
