Brown Parrotbill

Paradoxornis unicolor (Hodgson, 1843)

Brown Parrotbill, Paradoxornis unicolor, is a bird of the Himalayas and southern China in the Oriental Region. It occurs from the central and eastern Himalayas through Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar and Nepal. It is a member of the parrotbill group and is also called the brown suthora. The bird has a grey-brown plumage, a long tail and a small yellowish bill shaped like a parrot’s. A dark line marks the area above the eyes and continues along the sides of the crown. It is usually seen in small groups and may join mixed-species feeding flocks.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Paradoxornithidae — Parrotbills & Allies

Breeding range

Oriental Region: Himalayas to s China