Reed Parrotbill

Paradoxornis heudei (David, A, 1872)

≈18 cmLength32 gWeight

This small bird of reeds has a short, thick bill and is nicknamed the “panda of birds”.

Busiest months: May · Most records: China, Mongolia

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

Bill short, broad and thick
Whitish supercilium extends from base of the bill above the eye
Forehead and neck pinkish-cream tinged gray in winter
Crown to upper back blue-gray in breeding season

Where and when it's recorded

Reed Parrotbill has been recorded at 137 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Nanhui DongtanChina1,013 records
Nanpu MudflatChina482 records
Chongming Dongtan NNRChina207 records

More places

Olympic Forest Park SouthChina204 records
Biancun WetlandsChina189 records
Beidagang ReservoirChina128 records
Shuixi ParkChina121 records
Nanpu Salt Ponds Grove [Restricted access]China121 records
Yancheng Wetland NNRChina111 records
Green Bank ParkChina110 records

Countries and regions with the most records

China Mongolia

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 reed parrotbill (Paradoxornis heudei) is a species of bird in the family Paradoxornithidae. It is found in Manchuria and eastern China and the Russian Far East. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Questions

How big is the Reed Parrotbill?

The Reed Parrotbill is about ≈18 cm long and weighs around 32 g.

Where does the Reed Parrotbill live?

Its breeding range: Palearctic: eastern Mongolia to eastern, northeastern China and southeastern Russia. It is most often recorded in China and Mongolia.