Vinous-throated Parrotbill

Suthora webbiana Gould, 1852

This small bird has a relatively long tail and a very short bill, and is highly sociable, forming winter flocks of up to 140.

Busiest months: April–May · Most records: China, South Korea, Vietnam

Looks like Ashy-throated Parrotbill

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

Crown and forehead rufous
Upperparts warm rufous and wings dark brown in nominate subspecies
Upper breast and throat pinkish-cream
Bill short; tail graduated

Male, female and young

Sexes similar in plumage.

Similar species

Ashy-throated Parrotbill

Closely related and hybridizes with this species; above 1,000 m in Sichuan, Ashy-throated Parrotbill replaces Vinous-throated Parrotbill.

Where and when it's recorded

Vinous-throated Parrotbill has been recorded at 951 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Nanhui DongtanChina1,690 records
Shahe ReservoirChina1,185 records
Yilan – Dingliao Ecological ParkTaiwan (China)1,078 records

More places

Olympic Forest Park SouthChina971 records
Zhu'an IBA – XiapuTaiwan (China)832 records
Guandu IBATaiwan (China)820 records
Wild Duck LakeChina657 records
Hsinchu Coast IBA – GangnanTaiwan (China)649 records
Seoul – Olympic ParkSouth Korea620 records
Jiangyangfan Eco-ParkChina568 records

Countries and regions with the most records

China South Korea Vietnam

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 vinous-throated parrotbill (Suthora webbiana) is a species of bird in the family Paradoxornithidae; formerly, it was placed in the closely related Sylviidae or Timaliidae. It is found in China, Korea, Russia, Taiwan (China), and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Questions

Where does the Vinous-throated Parrotbill live?

Its breeding range: Palearctic: eastern, also Taiwan (China), southern China, northwestern Vietnam. It is most often recorded in China, South Korea and Vietnam.