Golden Parrotbill
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| Golden Parrotbill | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Timaliidae |
| Genus: | Suthora |
| Species: | S. verreauxi |
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| Suthora verreauxi (Sharpe, 1883) | |
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Paradoxornis verreauxi | |
The Golden Parrotbill (Suthora verreauxi) is a species of parrotbill in the Sylviidae family. It is found in China, Laos, Myanmar, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
S. v. craddocki (above)
Its scientific name commemorates French ornithologist and collector Jules Verreaux.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Paradoxornis verreauxi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
- Robson, C. (2007). Family Paradoxornithidae (Parrotbills) pp. 292–321 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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