Biology:Psittiparus

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Short description: Genus of birds

Psittiparus
Paradoxornis ruficeps.jpg
White-breasted parrotbill (Psittiparus ruficeps)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paradoxornithidae
Genus: Psittiparus
Hellmayr, 1903
Synonyms

Paradoxornis

Psittiparus is a genus of bird in the family Paradoxornithidae.

Species

Established by Carl Eduard Hellmayr in 1903, it contains four species:[1]

Image Common Name Scientific name Distribution
Gray-headed Parrotbill - Chiang Mai - Thailand S4E8606 (19363163690).jpg Grey-headed parrotbill Psittiparus gularis Himalayas to Indochina and Hainan
Black-headed parrotbill Psittiparus margaritae eastern Cambodia and southern Vietnam.
Paradoxornis ruficeps.jpg White-breasted parrotbill Psittiparus ruficeps Eastern Himalaya, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam.
Greater Rufous-headed Parrotbill - Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary - Arunachal Pradesh, India.jpg Rufous-headed parrotbill Psittiparus bakeri eastern Asia from the eastern Himalayas to Indochina.

The genus name Psittiparus is a combination of the Latin words psittacus, meaning "parrot" and parus, meaning "tit".[2]

References

  1. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds (2017). "Sylviid babblers, parrotbills & white-eyes". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/sylvias/. Retrieved 7 September 2017. 
  2. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 322. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4. https://archive.org/stream/Helm_Dictionary_of_Scientific_Bird_Names_by_James_A._Jobling#page/n322/mode/1up. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1992039 entry