White-breasted Parrotbill (Paradoxornis ruficeps)
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White-breasted Parrotbill

Paradoxornis ruficeps Blyth, 1842

This parrotbill moves back and forth among twigs and grass stems.

Busiest months: April · Most records: Bhutan, China

Least Concern

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: April · Most records: Bhutan, China

White-breasted Parrotbill has been recorded at 24 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Yongkhola campBhutan74 records
  2. Royal Manas NP – Goling areaBhutan41 records
  3. Lingmethang Rd – Namling mid-elevation forestBhutan28 records
More places
  1. Beibeng-Gelin RoadChina17 records
  2. Tingtibi campBhutan13 records
  3. Gelin VillageChina9 records
  4. JainalaBhutan8 records
  5. ThrumsinglaBhutan8 records
  6. Lingmethang Forest Management UnitBhutan7 records
  7. Shonkhar Chu Valley, Limithang RoadBhutan7 records

Countries and regions with the most records

BhutanChina

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 white-breasted parrotbill (Paradoxornis ruficeps) is a bird species often placed with the Old World babblers (family Timaliidae) or in a distinct family Paradoxornithidae, but it actually seems to belong to the Sylviidae.

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Questions

Where does the White-breasted Parrotbill live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: northeastern India, Bhutan and adjacent southern China. It is most often recorded in Bhutan and China.

When is the best time to see the White-breasted Parrotbill?

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

Is the White-breasted Parrotbill endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the White-breasted Parrotbill as Least Concern.

What family is the White-breasted Parrotbill in?

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

At a glance

Conservation
Least Concern

Range

Oriental: northeastern India, Bhutan and adjacent southern China

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Parrotbills & Allies Paradoxornithidae
Genus
Paradoxornis

Other birds in the genus Paradoxornis

Reed ParrotbillReed ParrotbillParadoxornis heudeiBlack-breasted ParrotbillBlack-breasted ParrotbillParadoxornis flavirostrisSpot-breasted ParrotbillSpot-breasted ParrotbillParadoxornis guttaticollisGreat ParrotbillGreat ParrotbillParadoxornis aemodiusBrown ParrotbillBrown ParrotbillParadoxornis unicolorThree-toed ParrotbillThree-toed ParrotbillParadoxornis paradoxusGrey-headed ParrotbillGrey-headed ParrotbillParadoxornis gularisBlack-headed ParrotbillBlack-headed ParrotbillParadoxornis margaritaeRufous-headed ParrotbillRufous-headed ParrotbillParadoxornis bakeriFire-tailed MyzornisFire-tailed MyzornisMyzornis pyrrhoura
White-breasted Parrotbill

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