Friday, October 12, 2012

>Paradoxornis (Suthora) verreauxi (Golden Parrotbill)

Golden Parrotbill


Golden Parrotbill
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Timaliidae
Genus:Paradoxornis
Species:P. verreauxi
Binomial name
Paradoxornis verreauxi
(Sharpe, 1883)
Synonyms
Suthora verreauxi
The Golden Parrotbill (Paradoxornis verreauxi) is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is found in China, Laos, Myanmar, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

P. v. craddocki (above)
Its scientific name commemorates French ornithologist and collector Jules Verreaux.



















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