Grey-hooded Parrotbill (Suthora zappeyi)
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Grey-hooded Parrotbill

Suthora zappeyi Thayer & Bangs, 1912

The grey-hooded parrotbill (Suthora zappeyi) is a species of bird in the family Paradoxornithidae.

Busiest months: May · Most records: China

Least Concern

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: May · Most records: China

Grey-hooded Parrotbill has been recorded at 14 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Wawu Mountain – Summit [2800m]China145 records
  2. Wawu Mountain [General Area]China101 records
  3. Longcanggou [General Area]China53 records
More places
  1. Wawu Mountain – Upper LevelChina20 records
  2. Longcanggou [middle elevations]China13 records
  3. Mount Emei – Golden Summit & upper elevationsChina12 records
  4. Erlang ShanChina8 records
  5. Mount EmeiChina5 records
  6. Longcanggou – Giant Panda Research Base [high elevations]China1 record
  7. Jiajin Mountain South SlopeChina1 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.

About

The grey-hooded parrotbill (Suthora zappeyi) is a species of bird in the family Paradoxornithidae. It is endemic to China. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and temperate shrubland.

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Questions

Where does the Grey-hooded Parrotbill live?

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

When is the best time to see the Grey-hooded Parrotbill?

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

Is the Grey-hooded Parrotbill endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Grey-hooded Parrotbill as Least Concern.

What family is the Grey-hooded Parrotbill in?

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

At a glance

Conservation
Least Concern

Range

Oriental: southern China

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Subspecies · 2
  • Suthora zappeyi zappeyi sc Sichuan (except Erlang Shan) and nw Guizhou
  • Suthora zappeyi erlangshanica Erlang Shan (Sichuan in sc China)

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Parrotbills & Allies Paradoxornithidae
Genus
Suthora

Other birds in the genus Suthora

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Grey-hooded Parrotbill

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