Grey-hooded Parrotbill (Sinosuthora zappeyi)

Other Names (World)
Grey-hooded Parrotbill, Gray-hooded Parrotbill, Crested Parrotbill, Dusky Parrotbill, Zappey's Parrotbill, Dusky Crowtit

Family
Sylviidae (Old World Warblers And Parrotbills)

Size
12.50 - 13 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Thayer & Bangs, 1912)

Habitat
Scrub, bamboo and rhododendron in open, temperate zone conifer forest on exposed peaks and ridges near mountain tops. From c.2,350 - 3,450 m, occasionally down to c.1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

China (mainland) (B) (NB).

Population
Estimated population is 2500 - 9999 (2020) and decreasing.

Status VU
Loss and fragmentation of forest due to exploitation for timber and clearance for cultivation and pasture, is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Song is a thin, high 'ss-si-su-si'. Call harsh, abrupt scolding 'trr-ik' and 'trrrh' notes.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Grey-hooded Parrotbill (Sinosuthora zappeyi) [XC324906]
by Sid Francis from Yaan Shi, Sichuan Sheng, China (call)

Grey-hooded Parrotbill (Sinosuthora zappeyi) [XC357653]
by id from Longcanggou, Sichuan, China (call)

Subspecies
Sometimes placed together with Spectacled Parrotbill (Sinosuthora conspicillata), Vinous-throated Parrotbill (Sinosuthora webbiana), Brown-winged Parrotbill (Sinosuthora brunnea), Ashy-throated Parrotbill (Sinosuthora alphonsiana), Rusty-throated Parrotbill (Sinosuthora przewalskii), Fulvous Parrotbill (Suthora fulvifrons), Black-throated Parrotbill (Suthora nipalensis), Golden Parrotbill (Suthora verreauxi) and Black-browed Parrotbill (Chleuasicus atrosuperciliaris) in a separate genus, Suthora.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

zappeyi (Thayer & Bangs, 1912) - South-central Sichuan (excluding Erlang Shan) and north-western Guizhou, in south-central China.
erlangshanicus Cheng Tso-hsin, Li Gui-yuan and Zhang Qing-mao, 1983 - Erlang Shan, in south-central Sichuan (China).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Grey-hooded Parrotbill (Sinosuthora zappeyi) - 10 files

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