Pin-tailed Parrotfinch (Erythrura prasina)

Other Names (World)
Pin-tailed Parrotfinch, Nonpareil Finch, Long-tailed Munia

Family
Estrildidae (Waxbills)

Size
12.50 - 15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sparrman, 1788)

Habitat
Scrub, paddyfields. From sea-level - 1,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Usually in small flocks, but occasionally in flocks of up to 60, especially when feeding.

Food
Rice, bamboo seeds.

Voice
A rapid, sharp 'tsit-tsit'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (15)...)

Pin-tailed Parrotfinch (Erythrura prasina) [XC143556]
by Sander Pieterse from , Thailand (call)

Pin-tailed Parrotfinch (Erythrura prasina) [XC143559]
by Sander Pieterse from , Thailand (call)

Subspecies
Has been thought to form a superspecies with Green-faced Parrotfinch (Erythrura viridifacies).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

prasina (Sparrman, 1788) - Thailand, southern Myanmar (Tenasserim), Peninsular Malaysia, southern Cambodia, northern and central Laos, Vietnam (central and southern Annam, northern Cochinchina), Sumatra and Java.
coelica Baker, ECS, 1925 - Western Philippine Is (southern Palawan) and Borneo.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Pin-tailed Parrotfinch (Erythrura prasina) - 10 files

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