Yunnan Parrotbill
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The Yunnan Parrotbill, Paradoxornis ricketti, is a species of bird
in the Old World babbler
family. This 10 cm long parrotbill
is endemic to China
, breeding in northwest Yunnan
.
It is often considered conspecific with either the Brown-winged Parrotbill
, Paradoxornis brunneus, or the Vinous-throated Parrotbill
, Paradoxornis webbianus. Its behaviour is described as similar to that of Vinous-throated http://web.archive.org/web/20050909194112/http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6199/9classi.htm.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Old World babbler
Old World babbler
The Old World babblers or timaliids are a large family of mostly Old World passerine birds. They are rather diverse in size and coloration, but are characterised by soft fluffy plumage. These are birds of tropical areas, with the greatest variety in Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent...
family. This 10 cm long parrotbill
Parrotbill
The parrotbills are a group of peculiar 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 habitat. They feed mainly on seeds, e.g. of grasses, to which their bill, as the name...
is endemic to China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, breeding in northwest Yunnan
Yunnan
Yunnan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the far southwest of the country spanning approximately and with a population of 45.7 million . The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders Burma, Laos, and Vietnam.Yunnan is situated in a mountainous area, with...
.
It is often considered conspecific with either the Brown-winged Parrotbill
Brown-winged Parrotbill
The Brown-winged Parrotbill is a bird species often placed with the Old World babblers or in a distinct family Paradoxornithidae, but it actually seems to belong to the Sylviidae....
, Paradoxornis brunneus, or the Vinous-throated Parrotbill
Vinous-throated Parrotbill
The Vinous-throated Parrotbill is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is found in China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Mongolia, Russia, Taiwan, and Vietnam...
, Paradoxornis webbianus. Its behaviour is described as similar to that of Vinous-throated http://web.archive.org/web/20050909194112/http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6199/9classi.htm.