Suthora is a genus of birds in the family Paradoxornithidae.
Taxonomy The genus Suthora was introduced in 1837 by the English naturalist Brian Houghton Hodgson with the type species as Suthora nipalensis, the black-throated parrotbill. The genus name is the Nepalese word for the black-throated parrotbill (Suthora nipalensis). The genus now includes species formerly placed in the genera Neosuthora, Chleuasicus, and Sinosuthora. These genera are now considered as junior synonyms of Suthora based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study by Tianlong Cai and collaborators published in 2019.
Species The genus contains the following 12 species: Image Common name Scientific name DistributionShort-tailed parrotbillSuthora davidianaChina, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam Fulvous parrotbillSuthora fulvifronsNepal, Bhutan, China Black-throated parrotbillSuthora nipalensis Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam Golden parrotbillSuthora verreauxi China, Laos, Myanmar, Taiwan, and VietnamPale-billed parrotbillSuthora atrosuperciliarisBangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand Spectacled parrotbillSuthora conspicillatacentral China Grey-hooded parrotbillSuthora zappeyicentral China Brown-winged parrotbillSuthora brunneaMyanmar to south central and southwest China Eye-ringed parrotbillSuthora rickettisouth Sichuan and north Yunnan (China). Vinous-throated parrotbillSuthora webbianaChina, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Russia, Taiwan, and VietnamAshy-throated parrotbillSuthora alphonsianaChina, VietnamPrzevalski's parrotbillSuthora przewalskiicentral China
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