Black-throated parrotbill
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The black-throated parrotbill (Suthora nipalensis) is a parrotbill species often placed with the Old World babblers (family Timaliidae) or in a distinct family Sylviidae, but it actually seems to belong to the distinct family Paradoxornithidae.[2]
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Black-throated parrotbill | |
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Paradoxornis nipalensis humii from Pangolakha WLS, Sikkim, India | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Paradoxornithidae |
Genus: | Suthora |
Species: | S. nipalensis |
Binomial name | |
Suthora nipalensis Hodgson, 1837 | |
Synonyms | |
Paradoxornis nipalensis |
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It is found in the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, primarily in the central and eastern Himalayas, and in adjoining parts of Southeast Asia. The species ranges across Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[1]