Reed parrotbill
| Reed parrotbill | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sylviidae |
| Genus: | Paradoxornis |
| Species: | P. heudei |
| Binomial name | |
| Paradoxornis heudei David, 1872 | |
The reed parrotbill (Paradoxornis heudei) is a species of bird in the Sylviidae family. It is found in China, Mongolia, and Russia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The northern subspecies P. h. polivanovi is sometimes regarded as a separate species, the northern parrotbill.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Paradoxornis heudei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- 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.
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