Biology:Psittiparus
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Short description: Genus of birds
| Psittiparus | |
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| White-breasted parrotbill (Psittiparus ruficeps) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paradoxornithidae |
| Genus: | Psittiparus Hellmayr, 1903 |
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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 |
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Grey-headed parrotbill | Psittiparus gularis | Himalayas to Indochina and Hainan |
| Black-headed parrotbill | Psittiparus margaritae | eastern Cambodia and southern Vietnam. | |
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White-breasted parrotbill | Psittiparus ruficeps | Eastern Himalaya, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam. |
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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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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
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