Tuesday, October 9, 2012

>Calamornis heudei (Reed Parrotbill)

Reed Parrotbill



Reed Parrotbill
Conservation status

Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Timaliidae
Genus:Paradoxornis
Species:P. heudei
Binomial name
Paradoxornis heudei
David, 1872
The Reed Parrotbill (Paradoxornis heudei) is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is found in China, Mongolia, and Russia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The northern subspecies P. h. polivanovi is sometimes regarded as a separate species, theNorthern Parrotbill.

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