Ashy-throated Parrotbill (Suthora alphonsiana)
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Ashy-throated Parrotbill

Suthora alphonsiana Verreaux, J, 1871

This medium-sized, yellowish-brown parrotbill has the large bill typical of parrotbills.

Busiest months: May · Most records: China, Vietnam

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

  1. Body yellowish-brown
  2. Bill broad and thick, a typical parrotbill feature

Where and when it's recorded

Ashy-throated Parrotbill has been recorded at 93 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Longcanggou [General Area]China125 records
  2. Kuankuoshui NNRChina81 records
  3. Erlang ShanChina41 records
More places
  1. Wawu Mountain [General Area]China40 records
  2. Qianlingshan ParkChina39 records
  3. Qinglong LakeChina37 records
  4. Kunming Xi ShanChina31 records
  5. Huanhuaxi ParkChina30 records
  6. Mount EmeiChina24 records
  7. Tanshi VillageChina23 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ChinaVietnam

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The ashy-throated parrotbill (Suthora alphonsiana) is a parrotbill. In old sources, it may be called Alphonse's crow-tit; though superficially resembling a tit it is not a member of the Paridae. The native range of this species extends from south-west China to northern Vietnam, and it might have become naturalised in one area in Italy.

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Questions

Where does the Ashy-throated Parrotbill live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: China. It is most often recorded in China and Vietnam.

When is the best time to see the Ashy-throated Parrotbill?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in May (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Ashy-throated Parrotbill endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Ashy-throated Parrotbill as Least Concern.

What family is the Ashy-throated Parrotbill in?

It belongs to the family Parrotbills & Allies (Paradoxornithidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Conservation
Least Concern

Range

Oriental: China

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Subspecies · 4
  • Suthora alphonsiana alphonsiana c Sichuan (c China)
  • Suthora alphonsiana ganluoensis Ganluo County (sc Sichuan in c China)
  • Suthora alphonsiana stresemanni sc China
  • Suthora alphonsiana yunnanensis s China and n Vietnam

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Parrotbills & Allies Paradoxornithidae
Genus
Suthora

Other birds in the genus Suthora

Short-tailed ParrotbillShort-tailed ParrotbillSuthora davidianaFulvous ParrotbillFulvous ParrotbillSuthora fulvifronsBlack-throated ParrotbillBlack-throated ParrotbillSuthora nipalensisGolden ParrotbillGolden ParrotbillSuthora verreauxiPale-billed ParrotbillPale-billed ParrotbillSuthora atrosuperciliarisSpectacled ParrotbillSpectacled ParrotbillSuthora conspicillataGrey-hooded ParrotbillGrey-hooded ParrotbillSuthora zappeyiBrown-winged ParrotbillBrown-winged ParrotbillSuthora brunneaEye-ringed ParrotbillEye-ringed ParrotbillSuthora rickettiVinous-throated ParrotbillVinous-throated ParrotbillSuthora webbianaPrzevalski's ParrotbillPrzevalski's ParrotbillSuthora przewalskii
Ashy-throated Parrotbill

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