''Sinosuthora'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
passerine
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin 'sparrow' and '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines are distinguished from other orders of birds by t ...
birds in the family
Paradoxornithidae
The parrotbills are a family, Paradoxornithidae, of passerine birds that are primarily native to East and Southeast Asia (with a single species in western North America), though feral populations exist elsewhere. They are generally small, long-t ...
.
The genus was erected by the ornithologists John Penhallurick and Craig Robson in 2009. The
type species
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is the
spectacled parrotbill.
It contains the following
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
:
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Spectacled parrotbill (''Sinosuthora conspicillata'')
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Vinous-throated parrotbill (''Sinosuthora webbiana'')
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Ashy-throated parrotbill (''Sinosuthora alphonsiana'')
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Brown-winged parrotbill (''Sinosuthora brunnea'')
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Yunnan parrotbill (''Sinosuthora ricketti'')
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Grey-hooded parrotbill (''Sinosuthora zappeyi'')
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Przevalski's parrotbill (''Sinosuthora przewalskii'')
References
Bird genera
Parrotbills
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