Parrotbills (Paradoxornithidae)
Greater Rufous-headed Parrotbill (Paradoxornis ruficeps) - HBW 12, p. 319
French: Paradoxornis à tête rousse
German: Rotkopf-Papageimeise
Spanish: Picoloro Cabecirrufo
Other common names: Rufous-headed/(Greater) Red-headed Parrotbill, Red-headed Crowtit
Taxonomy: Paradoxornis ruficeps Blyth, 1842, Bhutan.
Has sometimes been placed in genus Psittiparus, along with P. gularis (and, by inference, P. margaritae). Examination of museum specimens indicated that differences between races magnirostris and bakeri were very slight, and former race perhaps of dubious validity; further study required. Three subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- ruficeps Blyth, 1842 - NE India (Sikkim, N West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh E to Mishmi Hills), Bhutan and adjacent S China (SE Xizang).
- bakeri (E. J. O. Hartert, 1900) - SE Arunachal Pradesh, NE Indian states S of R Brahmaputra, and extreme NE Bangladesh, E to N Myanmar and adjacent S China (NW Yunnan), disjunctly also in SE & S Myanmar.
- magnirostris (Delacour, 1927) - N Laos and N Vietnam (E Tonkin).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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two birds quickly passing Locality Lama Camp, Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh, India (ssp ruficeps)
Martin Kennewell 11 April 2010 3 years ago 8 sec 2.5
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A bird perched
Locality Lingmethang (Limithang) Road, Mongar District, Bhutan (ssp ruficeps)
Arthur Grosset 7 April 2008 3 years ago 2.4
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calling in bamboo Locality Lingmethang (Limithang) Road, Mongar District, Bhutan
(ssp ruficep)
Niels Poul Dreyer 18 January 1995 13 weeks ago 4 -
A group singing. Locality Nabang, Yingjiang, Yunnan, China (Southern)
herve jacob 14 April 2009 3 years ago 3
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