Family Old World Warblers and Parrotbills (Sylviidae)
Least Concern
Yunnan Parrotbill (Sinosuthora ricketti)
Taxonomy
French: Paradoxornis de Rickett German: Yunnanpapageimeise Spanish: Picoloro de Yunnan
Taxonomy:
Paradoxornis webbiana ricketti
Rothschild
, 1922,Yangtze Valley, north-western Yunnan
.Distribution:
SW Sichuan (from Yalong Jiang) SW to NW Yunnan (to Lijiang Range and area E of L Er Hai), in S China.
Descriptive notes
c. 12–13 cm. Adult has dark chestnut crown to uppermost mantle (sometimes faint greyish hindcollar present), somewhat paler sides of head, contrasting warm brown upperparts;... read more
Voice
Little published information. Twittering sounds and rasping calls heard; alarm call a repeated fast... read more
Habitat
Scrub and grass areas, also thickets, and sometimes at forest edges or within open areas of forest... read more
Food and feeding
Little information. Feeds on insects and grass seeds. Forages in small groups (up to 15 individuals recorded together) outside breeding... read more
Breeding
Limited information. One nest found in mid Jun, made from grasses and sparsely lined with finer darker fibres (perhaps horsehair or grass... read more
Movements
Presumably sedentary.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened (Least Concern). Uncommon to fairly common. The population size of this poorly known species has not been assessed; further, it is difficult to... read more
Until recently considered conspecific with S. brunnea, but differs genetically#R and in its creamy-white vs blackish iris (3); black eyering with whitish area immediately around it (2); paler head sides than crown, giving capped appearance (ns[1]); long narrow brown streaks on greyish-white chin to lower breast vs on pinkish-buff throat with plainer pinkish-buff breast (1); marginally paler belly (ns); darker chestnut crown to mantle, although this not apparent on all specimens (ns); more rasping calls (allow 1)#R. Monotypic.