Eye-ringed Parrotbill
Suthora ricketti
云南鸦雀
Introduction
A species of bird in the parrotbill family Paradoxornithidae. This small passerine measures 10 cm in length and is endemic to China, where it breeds in northwest Yunnan. Formerly considered conspecific with the brown-winged parrotbill (Suthora brunnea) and sometimes the vinous-throated parrotbill (Suthora webbiana), molecular studies have confirmed it as a distinct species. Its behavior parallels that of the vinous-throated parrotbill.
Distribution & Habitat
Endemic to China, occurring in northwest Yunnan province where it breeds.
Behavior & Ecology
Behavior described as similar to the vinous-throated parrotbill (Suthora webbiana).
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Paradoxornithidae
- Genus
- Suthora
- eBird Code
- bnwpar1
Distribution
southern China (southern Sichuan and northern Yunnan)
Data Sources
CBR Notes: 将褐翅鸦雀的ricketti亚种提升为独立种Suthora ricketti（Deignan 1964; Robson 2007; Penhallurick & Robson 2009; Yeung et al. 2011; del Hoyo & Collar 2016），中文名为云南鸦雀，英文名为Eye-ringed Parrotbill
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.