Black-headed parrotbill

The black-headed parrotbill (Psittiparus margaritae) is a bird species often placed with the Old World babblers (family Timaliidae) or in a distinct family Paradoxornithidae, but it actually seems to belong to the Sylviidae.

Black-headed parrotbill
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paradoxornithidae
Genus: Psittiparus
Species:
P. margaritae
Binomial name
Psittiparus margaritae
Delacour, 1927
Synonyms

Paradoxornis margaritae

It is found in eastern Cambodia and southern Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2019). "Psittiparus margaritae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2019: e.T22734623A156381524. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22734623A156381524.en. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  • 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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