Family
Parrotbills
Paradoxornithidae
38 species with a page on Motmot.
Order: Passeriformes
The parrotbills are a family, Paradoxornithidae, of passerine birds that are primarily native to East, Southeast and South Asia, with a single species in western North America, though feral populations exist elsewhere. They are generally small birds that inhabit reedbeds, forests and similar habitats. The traditional parrotbills feed mainly on seeds, e.g.
Species in this family
- Wrentit Chamaea fasciata
- Jerdon's Babbler Chrysomma altirostre
- Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
- Grey-hooded Fulvetta Fulvetta cinereiceps
- Indochinese Fulvetta Fulvetta danisi
- Taiwan Fulvetta Fulvetta formosana
- Brown-throated Fulvetta Fulvetta ludlowi
- Manipur Fulvetta Fulvetta manipurensis
- Spectacled Fulvetta Fulvetta ruficapilla
- Chinese Fulvetta Fulvetta striaticollis
- White-browed Fulvetta Fulvetta vinipectus
- Golden-breasted Fulvetta Lioparus chrysotis
- Rufous-tailed Babbler Moupinia poecilotis
- Fire-tailed Myzornis Myzornis pyrrhoura
- Great Parrotbill Paradoxornis aemodius
- Rufous-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis bakeri
- Black-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis flavirostris
- Grey-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis gularis
- Spot-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis guttaticollis
- Reed Parrotbill Paradoxornis heudei
- Black-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis margaritae
- Three-toed Parrotbill Paradoxornis paradoxus
- White-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis ruficeps
- Brown Parrotbill Paradoxornis unicolor
- Tarim Babbler Rhopophilus albosuperciliaris
- Beijing Babbler Rhopophilus pekinensis
- Ashy-throated Parrotbill Suthora alphonsiana
- Pale-billed Parrotbill Suthora atrosuperciliaris
- Brown-winged Parrotbill Suthora brunnea
- Spectacled Parrotbill Suthora conspicillata
- Short-tailed Parrotbill Suthora davidiana
- Fulvous Parrotbill Suthora fulvifrons
- Black-throated Parrotbill Suthora nipalensis
- Rusty-throated Parrotbill Suthora przewalskii
- Eye-ringed Parrotbill Suthora ricketti
- Golden Parrotbill Suthora verreauxi
- Vinous-throated Parrotbill Suthora webbiana
- Grey-hooded Parrotbill Suthora zappeyi
Lookalikes compared
- Brown-winged Parrotbill vs Vinous-throated Parrotbill
- Grey-headed Parrotbill vs Black-throated Parrotbill
- Rufous-headed Parrotbill vs Pale-billed Parrotbill
- Rufous-headed Parrotbill vs Short-tailed Parrotbill
- Short-tailed Parrotbill vs Black-throated Parrotbill
- Short-tailed Parrotbill vs Pale-billed Parrotbill
- Spot-breasted Parrotbill vs Three-toed Parrotbill
- Tarim Babbler vs Beijing Babbler
- Yellow-eyed Babbler vs Rufous-headed Parrotbill
- Yellow-eyed Babbler vs White-browed Fulvetta