Eye-ringed parrotbill explained

The eye-ringed parrotbill (Suthora ricketti), also known as the Yunnan parrotbill, is a species of bird in the parrotbill family Paradoxornithidae. This 10 cm long parrotbill is endemic to China, breeding in northwest Yunnan.

It was formerly considered conspecific with the brown-winged parrotbill Suthora brunnea, (sometimes the vinous-throated parrotbill, Suthora webbiana), but more recent studies have found it to be a distinct species.^[1] Its behaviour is described as similar to that of vinous-throated.^[2]

References

• Robson, C. (2007). Family Paradoxornithidae (Parrotbills) pp. 292–321 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . Rasmussen . Pamela . Pamela C. Rasmussen . December 2023 . Sylviid babblers, parrotbills, white-eyes . IOC World Bird List Version 14.1 . International Ornithologists' Union . 31 January 2024.
2. Web site: Parrotbills: Paradoxornis or Suthora . 1999. https://web.archive.org/web/20050909194112/http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6199/9classi.htm . 2005-09-09 .