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Rufous headed parrotbill

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Higher classification
  
Psittiparus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Sylviidae (see text)

Scientific name
  
Psittiparus bakeri

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Black‑throated parrotbill, Grey‑headed parrotbill, Paradoxornis, Spot‑breasted parrotbill, Brown parrotbill

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

Rufous-headed parrotbill Lesser Rufousheaded Parrotbill Paradoxornis atrosuperciliaris

It is found in Eastern Himalaya, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Rufous-headed parrotbill Lesser Rufousheaded Parrotbill Paradoxornis atrosuperciliaris

It was formerly considered conspecific with the white-breasted parrotbill (P. ruficeps).

Rufous-headed parrotbill Lesser Rufousheaded Parrotbill Parrotbills Gallery WildArt

Rufous-headed parrotbill Oriental Bird Club Image Database Greater Rufousheaded Parrotbill

References

Rufous-headed parrotbill Wikipedia