Birds of India - Parrotbills

Parrotbills

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Paradoxornithidae

The parrotbills are a group of birds native to East and Southeast Asia, though feral populations are known from elsewhere. They are generally small, long-tailed birds which inhabit reedbeds and similar habitats. There are 20 species worldwide and 9 species which occur in India.

  • Great Parrotbill Conostoma oemodium
  • Brown Parrotbill Paradoxornis unicolor
  • Grey-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis gularis
  • Black-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis flavirostris
  • Spot-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis guttaticollis
  • Fulvous Parrotbill Paradoxornis fulvifrons
  • Black-throated Parrotbill Paradoxornis nipalensis
  • Black-browed Parrotbill Paradoxornis atrosuperciliaris
  • Rufous-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis ruficeps

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