Rufous-headed Parrotbill
Paradoxornis bakeri
Parrotbills (Paradoxornithidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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Often mixed up with
In quizzes, players most often confuse Rufous-headed Parrotbill with these birds— either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Short-tailed Parrotbill Suthora davidiana | 2 |
| Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense | 1 |
| Pale-billed Parrotbill Suthora atrosuperciliaris | 1 |
Family
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.
Order
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …