Black-throated parrotbill

Black-throated parrotbill
Paradoxornis nipalensis humii from Pangolakha WLS, Sikkim, India
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Paradoxornithidae
Genus:	Suthora
Species:	S. nipalensis
Binomial name
Suthora nipalensis Hodgson, 1837
Synonyms
Paradoxornis nipalensis

The black-throated parrotbill (Suthora nipalensis) is a parrotbill species often placed with the Old World babblers (family Timaliidae) or in a distinct family Sylviidae, but it actually seems to belong to the distinct family Paradoxornithidae.

It is found in the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, primarily in the central and eastern Himalayas, and in adjoining parts of Southeast Asia. The species ranges across Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Gallery

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  Paradoxornis nipalensis humii from Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary in Sikkim
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  Paradoxornis nipalensis poliotis from Mishmi Hills in Arunachal Pradesh
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  Paradoxornis nipalensis humii from Neora Valley National Park in West Bengal

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.