Parrotbills (Paradoxornithidae)

Spectacled Parrotbill (Paradoxornis conspicillatus) - HBW 12, p. 314

French: Paradoxornis à lunettes German: Brillenpapageimeise Spanish: Picoloro de Anteojos
Other common names: Spectacled Crowtit

Taxonomy: [Suthora] conspicillata David, 1871, easternmost Kokonor [= Qinghai Hu], China.
Sometimes placed together with P. webbianus, P. brunneus, P. alphonsianus, P. zappeyi, P. przewalskii, P. fulvifrons, P. nipalensis, P. verreauxi and P. atrosuperciliaris in a separate genus, . Race rocki not very distinct (slightly thicker bill was greatly exaggerated in the text figure in type description), and supposedly paler plumage and lighter brown head not discernible on museum specimens examined; species may be better treated as monotypic. Two subspecies tentatively recognized.

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