| Paradoxornis | |
|---|---|
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| Spot-breasted parrotbill (Paradoxornis guttaticollis) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paradoxornithidae |
| Genus: | Paradoxornis Gould, 1836 |
| Type species | |
| Paradoxornis flavirostris | |
Paradoxornis is a genus ofpasserine birds in the parrotbill familyParadoxornithidae that are native toEast,Southeast andSouth Asia.
The genusParadoxornis was introduced in 1836 by the English ornithologistJohn Gould to accommodate a single species,Paradoxornis flavirostrisGould, theblack-breasted parrotbill. This is thetype species of the genus.[1][2] The genus name combines theAncient Greek παραδοξος/paradoxos meaning "extraordinary" with ορνις/ornis, ορνιθος/ornithos meaning "bird".[3]
Based on the resultsmolecular phylogenetic study published in 2019,[4] the genus now includes species that were previously placed in the generaCalamornis,Conostoma,Cholornis, andPsittiparus.[5]
The genus contains the following ten species:[5]
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Reed parrotbill | Paradoxornis heudei | east Mongolia to east, northeast China and southeast Russia |
.jpg) | Black-breasted parrotbill | Paradoxornis flavirostris | Himalayas, northeast India |
 | Spot-breasted parrotbill | Paradoxornis guttaticollis | northeast India to northwest Thailand and south China |
 | Great parrotbill | Paradoxornis aemodius | Himalayas, northeast Myanmar to central China |
.jpg) | Brown parrotbill | Paradoxornis unicolor | Himalayas to south China |
 | Three-toed parrotbill | Paradoxornis paradoxus | China |
.jpg) | Grey-headed parrotbill | Paradoxornis gularis | Himalayas to north Vietnam |
| Black-headed parrotbill | Paradoxornis margaritae | south Vietnam | |
 | White-breasted parrotbill | Paradoxornis ruficeps | northeast India, Bhutan and adjacent south China |
 | Rufous-headed parrotbill | Paradoxornis bakeri | northeast India to Vietnam |
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