The brown parrotbill (Paradoxornis unicolor) is a parrotbill found in the central and eastern Himalayas. It is also known as the brown suthora.[2] This is a 17–19 cm (6.7–7.5 in) long grey-brown bird with a long tail and a characteristic small, yellowish, parrot-like bill. A dark stripe runs above the eyes and along the sides of the crown. The bird moves in small groups and will sometimes join mixed species foraging flocks.[3] It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal.
Originally described by Brian Houghton Hodgson in the genus Hemirhynchus, this species was later moved to the genus Heteromorpha.[4] It is now usually treated as a member of the family Paradoxornithidae, where its closest relative is the three-toed parrotbill.[5] Subspecies canaster, described by Thayer and Bangs in 1912 from Hsikang, and saturatior, described by Rothschild in 1921 from Yunnan, are generally not considered valid.[6]
^BirdLife International (2016). "Cholornis unicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22716787A94510829. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22716787A94510829.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
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The brownparrotbill (Paradoxornis unicolor) is a parrotbill found in the central and eastern Himalayas. It is also known as the brown suthora. This is...
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