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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
20/05/2024 10:03:22 PM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
VU
Grey-hooded Parrotbill*
Id (Atlas):
Sinosuthora zappeyi
Description (10 )
Grey-hooded Parrotbill
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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.
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)... )
Listen to XC324906
Grey-hooded Parrotbill (Sinosuthora zappeyi ) [XC324906 ]
by Sid Francis from Yaan Shi, Sichuan Sheng, China (call)
Listen to XC183643
Grey-hooded Parrotbill (Sinosuthora zappeyi ) [XC183643 ]
by Jarmo Pirhonen from Longcanggou, Yingjing, Sichuan, China (call, song)
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 Pale-billed 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:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Grey-hooded Parrotbill see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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