Short-tailed Parrotbill (Suthora davidiana)
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Short-tailed Parrotbill

Suthora davidiana Slater, HH, 1897

This parrotbill is mainly active in riverside bamboo and tall grass.

Busiest months: March–April · Most records: China, Vietnam, Laos

Least Concern

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

Short-tailed Parrotbill has been recorded at 39 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Tam Dao NPVietnam112 records
  2. West Tianmu Mountain NNRChina58 records
  3. Jingshan MountainChina31 records
More places
  1. Shijian Village & Riverside ForestChina25 records
  2. Xiaoping Forest ParkChina11 records
  3. Siwuling MountainsChina10 records
  4. Xianlin Reservoir [General Area]China8 records
  5. Tianmu River and its environsChina6 records
  6. Longwang Mountain PNRChina5 records
  7. Laohutan ReservoirChina5 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ChinaVietnamLaos

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 short-tailed parrotbill (Suthora davidiana) is a species of bird in the family Paradoxornithidae. It is found in China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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Questions

Where does the Short-tailed Parrotbill live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: southern China and eastern Myanmar to northern Thailand and northern Vietnam. It is most often recorded in China, Vietnam and Laos.

When is the best time to see the Short-tailed Parrotbill?

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

Is the Short-tailed Parrotbill endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Short-tailed Parrotbill as Least Concern.

What family is the Short-tailed Parrotbill in?

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

At a glance

Conservation
Least Concern

Range

Oriental: southern China and eastern Myanmar to northern Thailand and northern Vietnam

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Subspecies · 1
  • Suthora davidiana davidiana se China

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Parrotbills & Allies Paradoxornithidae
Genus
Suthora

Other birds in the genus Suthora

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Short-tailed Parrotbill

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