Black-headed Parrotbill

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Black-headed Parrotbill (<em>Paradoxornis margaritae</em>) is a species of Parrotbills & Allies (<em>Paradoxornithidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Overview

Black-headed Parrotbill (Paradoxornis margaritae) is a species of Parrotbills & Allies (Paradoxornithidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Paradoxornis; binomial: Paradoxornis margaritae; authority: (Delacour, 1927).

Distribution

Breeding range: the Oriental Region.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Black-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis margaritae is split from P. gularis (Collar 2006a; BLI 1.0); separate to genus Psittiparus (Penhallurick & Robson 2009). Psittiparus is subsequently remerged with Paradoxornis (Cai et al. 2019).

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