Great Parrotbill (Paradoxornis aemodius)
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Great Parrotbill

Paradoxornis aemodius (Hodgson, 1841)

It inhabits dense forest with dwarf bamboo at 2,700–3,660 m in summer, descending to about 1,220 m in winter.

Busiest months: May · Most records: China, Bhutan, Nepal

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: May · Most records: China, Bhutan, Nepal

Great Parrotbill has been recorded at 55 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Wawu Mountain – Summit [2800m]China186 records
  2. Wawu Mountain [General Area]China103 records
  3. Dochula PassBhutan97 records
More places
  1. Longcanggou [General Area]China82 records
  2. Wuyipeng Research StationChina32 records
  3. Tangjiahe NNRChina30 records
  4. Longcanggou [middle elevations]China27 records
  5. Wawu Mountain – Upper LevelChina26 records
  6. ThrumsinglaBhutan22 records
  7. YotonglaBhutan15 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ChinaBhutanNepal

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 great parrotbill (Paradoxornis aemodius) is a bird species the Paradoxornithidae family. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal. It was previously placed in a monotypic genus, the Conostoma.

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Questions

Where does the Great Parrotbill live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Himalayas, northeastern Myanmar to central China. It is most often recorded in China, Bhutan and Nepal.

When is the best time to see the Great Parrotbill?

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

What family is the Great Parrotbill in?

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

Range

Oriental: Himalayas, northeastern Myanmar to central China

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Parrotbills & Allies Paradoxornithidae
Genus
Paradoxornis

Other birds in the genus Paradoxornis

Reed ParrotbillReed ParrotbillParadoxornis heudeiBlack-breasted ParrotbillBlack-breasted ParrotbillParadoxornis flavirostrisSpot-breasted ParrotbillSpot-breasted ParrotbillParadoxornis guttaticollisBrown ParrotbillBrown ParrotbillParadoxornis unicolorThree-toed ParrotbillThree-toed ParrotbillParadoxornis paradoxusGrey-headed ParrotbillGrey-headed ParrotbillParadoxornis gularisBlack-headed ParrotbillBlack-headed ParrotbillParadoxornis margaritaeWhite-breasted ParrotbillWhite-breasted ParrotbillParadoxornis ruficepsRufous-headed ParrotbillRufous-headed ParrotbillParadoxornis bakeriFire-tailed MyzornisFire-tailed MyzornisMyzornis pyrrhoura
Great Parrotbill

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