Rufous-headed Parrotbill
| Rufous-headed Parrotbill | |
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| P. ruficeps in Arunachal Pradesh | |
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sylviidae (see text) |
| Genus: | Paradoxornis |
| Species: | P. ruficeps |
| Binomial name | |
| Paradoxornis ruficeps Blyth, 1842 | |
The Rufous-headed Parrotbill or Greater Rufous-headed 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.
It is found in Bangladesh,Bhutan, China, India, Laos,Myanmar, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
It is sometimes split into two species: White-breasted Parrotbill (P. ruficeps) and Rufous-headed Parrotbill (P. bakeri).
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