Parrotbills (Paradoxornithidae)

Three-toed Parrotbill (Paradoxornis paradoxus) - HBW 12, p. 310

French: Paradoxornis tridactyle German: Dreizehen-Papageimeise Spanish: Picoloro Tridáctilo
Other common names: Three-toed Crowtit

Taxonomy: Cholornis paradoxa J. Verreaux, 1870, “les montagnes du Thibet chinois”; type specimens from Baoxing, Sichuan, China.
This species and P. unicolor sometimes placed in a separate genus, Heteromorpha. Although taipaiensis was first mooted as a distinct race in 1937, it was not formally described as such until 36 years later. Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

paradoxus (J. Verreaux, 1870) - S Gansu S to SC Sichuan, also Daba Mts (NE Sichuan-SE Shaanxi), in C China.
taipaiensis Cheng Tsohsin et al., 1973 - Qinling Mts, in S Shaanxi (C China).

Least Concern

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A bird perched in a tree. Locality Wawu Shan, Sichuan, China (Northern) (ssp paradoxus)
James Eaton 1 June 2011 34 weeks ago 3.7
Three-toed Parrotbill, Paradoxornis paradoxus paradoxus, Moderately common in the bamboo thickets on top of Wawushan Mountain. Locality Wawu Shan, Sichuan, China (Northern) (ssp paradoxus)
BirdExplorers 6 June 2011 1 year ago 3.5