About Parrotbills & Allies

Overview

The Parrotbills & Allies are a family of birds (Latin: Paradoxornithidae) within the order Perching Birds (Passerines). Worldwide the family includes about 9 genera and 38 species. Its members are primarily distributed across the Oriental Region, the Palearctic, the Nearctic. Notable genera include Suthora, Paradoxornis, Fulvetta. Passeriformes, the perching birds or songbirds, are by far the largest bird order, with 144 families and about 6,758 species, roughly half of all living birds.

Classification

Family: Paradoxornithidae (Parrotbills & Allies); Order: Perching Birds (Passerines); about 9 genera and 38 species.

Distribution

Primarily across the Oriental Region, the Palearctic, the Nearctic.