Pale-billed Parrotbill (Suthora atrosuperciliaris)
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Pale-billed Parrotbill

Suthora atrosuperciliaris (Godwin-Austen, 1877)

This rounded bird has a short tail and upturned orange feathers on the crown.

Busiest months: January and April · Most records: China, Bhutan, Thailand

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

  1. Upturned orange feathers near crown
  2. A bluish ring around the eye
  3. Bill tinged pink
  4. Tail short and dark brown

Male, female and young

Sexes differ little in appearance; juveniles are duller, with softer feathers.

Voice

Simple, repeated calls, with thin, high-pitched chirps delivered at varying rates.

Where and when it's recorded

Pale-billed Parrotbill has been recorded at 32 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Royal Manas NP – Goling areaBhutan58 records
  2. HongbengheChina26 records
  3. Tingtibi campBhutan23 records
More places
  1. Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Doi Lang (E)Thailand21 records
  2. Nanjingli RidgeChina17 records
  3. Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Doi AngkhangThailand15 records
  4. Shiti VillageChina13 records
  5. Moli Rainforest Scenic AreaChina12 records
  6. TongbiguanChina11 records
  7. Hongbenghe – Hide 12China7 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ChinaBhutanThailand

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 pale-billed parrotbill (Suthora atrosuperciliaris) is a small and round bird with a short tail that was first found in China, where it still resides in evergreen forests or in habitats with bamboo.

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Questions

Where does the Pale-billed Parrotbill live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Himalayas to northern Thailand. It is most often recorded in China, Bhutan and Thailand.

When is the best time to see the Pale-billed Parrotbill?

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

Is the Pale-billed Parrotbill endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Pale-billed Parrotbill as Least Concern.

What family is the Pale-billed Parrotbill in?

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

At a glance

Conservation
Least Concern

Range

Oriental: Himalayas to northern Thailand

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Subspecies · 1
  • Suthora atrosuperciliaris atrosuperciliaris ne India to n, e Myanmar and sw China; s Myanmar and nw Thailand to n, c Laos and n Vietnam

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Parrotbills & Allies Paradoxornithidae
Genus
Suthora

Other birds in the genus Suthora

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Pale-billed Parrotbill

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