Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Parrotbills Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Paradoxornithidae Genera Panurus Conostoma Paradoxornis The parrotbills are a small family of Old World passerine birds. They are related to the Old World babblers, but in general appearance and behaviour are more like the tits. The bills of these birds are short, heavy and laterally compressed, like a parrot's, hence the English name. These are mostly birds of tropical southeast Asia, although the Bearded Tit is a bird of reedbeds in temperate Eurasia. These are birds of open habitats, reedbeds and bamboo stands. This group is not strongly migratory, although the Bearded Tit can be eruptive. The species are: Family: Paradoxornithidae Genus Panurus Bearded Tit, or Bearded Reedling, Panurus biarmicus Genus Conostoma Great Parrotbill, Conostoma oemodium Genus Paradoxornis Brown Parrotbill, Paradoxornis unicolor Gray-headed Parrotbill, Paradoxornis gularis Three-toed Parrotbill, Paradoxornis paradoxus Black-breasted Parrotbill, Paradoxornis flavirostris Spot-breasted Parrotbill, Paradoxornis guttaticollis Spectacled Parrotbill, Paradoxornis conspicillatus Vinous-throated Parrotbill, Paradoxornis webbianus Brown-winged Parrotbill, Paradoxornis brunneus Ashy-throated Parrotbill, Paradoxornis alphonsianus Gray-hooded Parrotbill, Paradoxornis zappeyi Rusty-throated Parrotbill, Paradoxornis przewalskii Fulvous Parrotbill, Paradoxornis fulvifrons Black-throated Parrotbill, Paradoxornis nipalensis Golden Parrotbill, Paradoxornis verreauxi Short-tailed Parrotbill, Paradoxornis davidianus Black-browed Parrotbill, Paradoxornis atrosuperciliaris Rufous-headed Parrotbill, Paradoxornis ruficeps Reed Parrotbill, Paradoxornis heudei This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.