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A famous Spot-breasted Parrotbill at Doi Lang West, Thailand
Family, Paradoxornithidae, Parrotbills, Fulvettas and Babblers
The parrotbills are a family, Paradoxornithidae, of passerine birds that are primarily native to East and Southeast Asia (with a single species in western North America), though feral populations exist elsewhere. They are generally small, long-tailed birds that inhabit reedbeds and similar habitat. They feed mainly on seeds, e.g. of grasses, to which their bill, as the name implies, is well-adapted. Living in tropical to southern temperate climates, they are usually non-migratory.
Reed Parrotbills are fairly common in the remaning reed beds of the greater Shanghai area
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Spot-breasted Parrotbill (Paradoxornis guttaticollis) Thailand
Reed Parrotbill (Calamornis heudei) China
Black-throated Parrotbill (Suthora nipalensis) Thailand
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Ashy-throated Parrotbill (Sinosuthora alphonsiana) China
Vinous-throated Parrotbill (Sinosuthora webbiana) China
Fulvous Parrotbill (Paradoxornis fulvifrons) Sichuan
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Golden-breasted Fulvetta (Lioparus chrysotis) China
Grey-hooded Fulvetta (Fulvetta cinereiceps) China
White-browed Fulvetta (Fulvetta vinipectus) China
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Yellow-eyed Babbler (Chrysomma sinense) Thailand