| Status | LC |
|---|---|
| Status system | IUCN3.1 |
| Taxon | Suthora ricketti |
| Authority | (Rothschild, 1922) |
| Synonyms | Paradoxornis brunneus ricketti Sinosuthora brunneus ricketti |
The eye-ringed parrotbill (Suthora ricketti), also known as the Yunnan parrotbill, is a species of bird in the parrotbill family Paradoxornithidae. This 10 cm long parrotbill is endemic to China, breeding in northwest Yunnan.
It was formerly considered conspecific with the brown-winged parrotbill Suthora brunnea, (sometimes the vinous-throated parrotbill, Suthora webbiana), but more recent studies have found it to be a distinct species.[1] Its behaviour is described as similar to that of vinous-throated.[2]
References
- ^ "Sylviid babblers, parrotbills, white-eyes". IOC World Bird List. 14.1. International Ornithologists' Union. December 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Parrotbills: Paradoxornis or Suthora". 1999. Archived 2005-09-09 at the Wayback Machine.
- Robson, C. (2007). "Family Paradoxornithidae (Parrotbills)". Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Vol. 12. Handbook of the Birds of the World. del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Christie, D.A. (eds.). Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. pp. 292–321.