Species of Thailand
Grey-headed parrotbill
Psittiparus gularis
George Robert Gray, 1845
In Thai: นกปากนกแก้วหัวเทา
The grey-headed parrotbill (Psittiparus gularis) is a parrotbill in the family Sylviidae and is found in eastern Asia from the Himalayas to Indochina and Hainan.
Taxonomy and systematics
The grey-headed parrotbill was alternatively considered as a member of the Old World babblers (family Timaliidae) or in a distinct family Paradoxornithidae, but is now classified with the Sylviid babblers by the IOC. Until 2008, the black-headed parrotbill was also considered as a subspecies of the grey-headed parrotbill.
Distribution and habitat
The natural habitat of the grey-headed parrotbill is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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Category / Seasonal Status
BCST Category: Recorded in an apparently wild state within the last 50 years
BCST Seasonal status: Resident or presumed resident
Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Paradoxornithidae
- Genus
- Psittiparus
- Species
- Psittiparus gularis
Common names
- Thai: นกปากนกแก้วหัวเทา
Synonyms
- Paradoxornis gularis
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
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Range Map
- Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary
- Doi Inthanon National Park
- Doi Lang
- Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park
- Doi Suthep - Pui National Park
- Huai Nam Dang National Park
- Khun Chae National Park
- Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai
- Pha Daeng National Park
- San Sai District, Chiang Mai