Eye-ringed Parrotbill (Suthora ricketti)
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Eye-ringed Parrotbill

Suthora ricketti (Rothschild, 1922)

Endemic to China, this small parrotbill is about 10 cm long and breeds in northwestern Yunnan.

Most records: China

Looks like Brown-winged Parrotbill

Least Concern

How to identify

Similar species

Brown-winged Parrotbill
Brown-winged Parrotbill

The two were formerly treated as one species, but later research confirmed that they are separate species.

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: China

Eye-ringed Parrotbill has been recorded at 6 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Shigu TownChina9 records
  2. Upper Tiger Leaping GorgeChina5 records
  3. Heilongtan Park, LijiangChina2 records
More places
  1. Azalea ForestChina1 record
  2. Qionghai Wetland ParkChina1 record
  3. Lashihai Lake – South ShoreChina1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

China

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

Questions

Where does the Eye-ringed Parrotbill live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: southwestern Sichuan to northwestern Yunnan (southwestern China). It is most often recorded in China.

Is the Eye-ringed Parrotbill endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Eye-ringed Parrotbill as Least Concern.

What family is the Eye-ringed Parrotbill in?

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

At a glance

Conservation
Least Concern

Range

Oriental: southwestern Sichuan to northwestern Yunnan (southwestern China)

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Parrotbills & Allies Paradoxornithidae
Genus
Suthora

Other birds in the genus Suthora

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Eye-ringed Parrotbill

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