Ashy-throated Parrotbill (Sinosuthora alphonsiana)
About the Ashy-throated Parrotbill
The ashy-throated parrotbill (Suthora alphonsiana) is a parrotbill. In old sources, it may be called Alphonse's crow-tit; though superficially resembling a tit it is not a member of the Paridae. The native range of this species extends from south-west China to northern Vietnam, and it might have become naturalised in one area in Italy. This is a medium-sized tawny-coloured parrotbill with the large bill typical of these birds. The specific epithet commemorates the French ornithologist Alphonse Milne-Edwards. Formerly placed with the typical warblers (Sylvia) in the Sylviidae, the Old World babblers in the Timaliidae, or the tits and chickadees in the Paridae, they are now thought to belong to a distinct parrotbill family Paradoxornithidae.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 18 recordings for this species: 9 CC BY-NC-SA · 7 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in China, Italy in the xeno-canto catalogue.
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- Vinous-throated ParrotbillSinosuthora webbianarecording
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