Alternative name: Three-toed Crowtit
- Cholornis paradoxus
Identification
20cm. Similar but much smaller than Great Parrotbill:
- Pale ashy grey forehead
- Darker and tinged brown crown and nape
- Ashy brown upperparts and upperwing-coverts
- Blackish-brown lores continues as long supercilium
- Prominent white eyering
- Underparts ashy grey in centre
Sexes similar, juveniles undescribed.
Distribution
Endemic to China where found from Gansu south to Sichuan and Shaanxi.
Uncommon restricted-range species.
Taxonomy
Two subspecies recognized:
- C. p. paradoxus from south Gansu to Sichuan
- C. p. taipaiensis in the Qinling Mountains in Shaanxi
Together with Brown Parrotbill this species is sometimes placed in the genus Hemirhynchus or Paradoxornis.
Habitat
Bamboo in temperate forests at 1500 - 3660m.
Behaviour
No information about diet. Forages in small groups of up to 15 birds and can be very confiding. No information about breeding. Resident species. Some food-related movements possible.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553422
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Three-toed Parrotbill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Three-toed_Parrotbill
