Golden parrotbill

Golden parrotbill
In Sichuan
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Paradoxornithidae
Genus:	Suthora
Species:	S. verreauxi
Binomial name
Suthora verreauxi Sharpe, 1883
Synonyms
Paradoxornis verreauxi

The golden parrotbill (Suthora verreauxi) is a species of bird in the family Paradoxornithidae. It is found in China, Laos, Japan, Myanmar, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Its scientific name commemorates French ornithologist and collector Jules Verreaux.

References

• BirdLife International 2004. Paradoxornis verreauxi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
• 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.

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