Golden Parrotbill
Suthora verreauxi
金色鸦雀
Introduction
A small passerine bird in the family Sylviidae. Found in China, Laos, Japan, Myanmar, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Inhabits subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The scientific name commemorates French ornithologist and collector Jules Verreaux.
Distribution & Habitat
Range extends across China, Laos, Japan, Myanmar, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Occupies subtropical and tropical moist montane forest habitats.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Paradoxornithidae
- Genus
- Suthora
- eBird Code
- golpar2
Subspecies (4)
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Suthora verreauxi craddocki
southern China (northeastern Guangxi), northeastern Tonkin (Fan Si Pan Mountains), and western Myanmar
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Suthora verreauxi morrisoniana
highlands of Taiwan
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Suthora verreauxi pallida
mountains of southeastern China (northwestern Fujian)
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Suthora verreauxi verreauxi
mountains of southwestern China (eastern Qinghai to Sichuan and northern Yunnan)
Data Sources
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.