Grey-headed Parrotbill
Paradoxornis gularisGray, GR, 1845
English (US) Gray-headed Parrotbill
UK name: Grey-headed Parrotbill
The Grey-headed Parrotbill (Paradoxornis gularis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Paradoxornithidae (Parrotbills and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Paradoxornis gularis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray-headed Parrotbill
- English (UK)
- Grey-headed Parrotbill
- Described by
- Gray, GR, 1845
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Paradoxornis gularis gularis
- Paradoxornis gularis transfluvialis
- Paradoxornis gularis rasus
- Paradoxornis gularis laotianus
- Paradoxornis gularis fokiensis
- Paradoxornis gularis hainanus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Gray, GR, 1845
- Type locality
- no locality; type from Bhutan, fide Kinnear, 1937, in Ludlow and Kinnear, Ibis, pp. 27-28.
- Original description
- The genera of birds: comprising their generic characters, a notice of the habits of each genus, and an extensive list of species referred to their several genera 2, pt.20 p.389 pl.94
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Parrotbills and Allies
Reed Parrotbill
Paradoxornis heudei
Black-breasted Parrotbill
Paradoxornis flavirostris
Spot-breasted Parrotbill
Paradoxornis guttaticollis
Great Parrotbill
Paradoxornis aemodius
Brown Parrotbill
Paradoxornis unicolor
Three-toed Parrotbill
Paradoxornis paradoxus
Black-headed Parrotbill
Paradoxornis margaritae
White-breasted Parrotbill
Paradoxornis ruficeps
Rufous-headed Parrotbill
Paradoxornis bakeri
Przevalski's Parrotbill
Suthora przewalskii
Short-tailed Parrotbill
Suthora davidiana
Fulvous Parrotbill
Suthora fulvifrons
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