Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Sinosuthora Higher classification Paradoxornis | Phylum Chordata Family Sylviidae Scientific name Paradoxornis ricketti Rank Species | |
Similar Paradoxornis, Bird, Brown‑winged parrotbill | ||
The Yunnan parrotbill (Sinosuthora brunnea ricketti) is a parrotbill in the Old World babbler family. This 10 cm long parrotbill is endemic to China, breeding in northwest Yunnan.
It is often considered conspecific with the brown-winged parrotbill, Sinosuthora brunnea, (sometimes the vinous-throated parrotbill, Sinosuthora webbiana). Its behaviour is described as similar to that of vinous-throated.
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