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Black-throated Parrotbill (Suthora nipalensis)

Black-throated Parrotbill
Photo: Tisha Mukherjee via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 — free for commercial reuse.

About the Black-throated Parrotbill

The black-throated parrotbill (Suthora nipalensis) is a bird species often placed with the Old World babblers (family Timaliidae) or in the family Sylviidae, but it actually seems to belong to the distinct family Paradoxornithidae. It is found in the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, primarily in the central and eastern Himalayas, and in adjoining parts of Southeast Asia. The species ranges across Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Robson, C. (2007). Family Paradoxornithidae (Parrotbills) pp. 292–321 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

Source: Black-throated parrotbill on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 17 recordings for this species: 8 CC BY-NC-ND · 2 CC BY-NC-SA. 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 India, Thailand, Vietnam in the xeno-canto catalogue.

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