Parrotbills (Paradoxornithidae)
Fulvous Parrotbill (Paradoxornis fulvifrons) - HBW 12, p. 316
French: Paradoxornis à front fauve
German: Gelbstirn-Papageimeise
Spanish: Picoloro Leonado
Other common names: Fulvous-fronted Parrotbill/Suthora/Crowtit
Taxonomy: T[emnoris]. fulvifrons Hodgson, 1845, Nepal.
Sometimes placed together with P. conspicillatus, P. webbianus, P. brunneus, P. alphonsianus, P. zappeyi, P. przewalskii, P. nipalensis, P. verreauxi and P. atrosuperciliaris in a separate genus, Suthora. Birds reported from W Arunachal Pradesh, in NE India, included in nominate, but may belong with race chayulensis. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- fulvifrons (Hodgson, 1845) - C Nepal E to Bhutan and NE India (W Arunachal Pradesh).
- chayulensis (Kinnear, 1940) - NE India (NC Arunachal Pradesh) and adjacent S China (SE Xizang).
- albifacies (Mayr & Birckhead, 1937) - E part of N Myanmar and adjacent S China (SW Sichuan S to extreme SE Xizang and W & NW Yunnan).
- cyanophrys (David, 1874) - C China (SW Shaanxi S to SC Sichuan).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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One of a party of four or five parrotbills found in the area.
Locality Wawu Shan, Sichuan, China (Northern) (ssp cyanophrys)
Sam Woods 2 May 2006 2 years ago 4 -
Fulvous Parrotbill, Paradoxornis fulvifrons cyanophrys, Common in tall bamboo thicket on Wawushan Mountain.
Locality Wawu Shan, Sichuan, China (Northern) (ssp cyanophrys)
BirdExplorers 6 June 2011 9 weeks ago 3.9
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A bird singing in the bambous. Locality Wawu Shan, Sichuan, China (Northern)
herve jacob 8 May 2009 2 years ago 4
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