Pin-tailed Parrotfinch

Erythrura prasina (Sparrman, 1788)

≈13 cmLength15 gWeight

It also occurs in bamboo and rice fields, where flocks can cause serious damage to rice crops.

Busiest months: December · Most records: Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam

Least Concern

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

Pin-tailed Parrotfinch has been recorded at 66 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 6 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

San Kala Khiri NP – headquartersThailand110 records
Kaeng Krachan NPThailand80 records
Kaeng Krachan NP – Panoen Thung (upper elevation) vicinityThailand58 records

More places

Bukit FraserMalaysia41 records
Bukit Fraser – The GapMalaysia40 records
Khao Yai NP – headquarters vicinityThailand33 records
Khao Pra – Bang Khram Wildlife Sanctuary / Khao Nor Chu ChiThailand30 records
Taksin Maharat NP – headquarters vicinityThailand28 records
Khao Yai NPThailand25 records
Bukit TinggiMalaysia21 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Thailand Malaysia Vietnam Cambodia China Brunei

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 pin-tailed parrotfinch (Erythrura prasina) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Southeast Asia: Malaysia, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Burma, Vietnam, Thailand and China. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 10,000,000 km2.

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Questions

How big is the Pin-tailed Parrotfinch?

The Pin-tailed Parrotfinch is about ≈13 cm long and weighs around 15 g.

Where does the Pin-tailed Parrotfinch live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Thailand and southern Myanmar to Vietnam, Sumatra, Java and Borneo. It is most often recorded in Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam.