Wildlifeof China
Vinous-throated Parrotbill
Warblers & Cisticolas
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Sinosuthora webbiana
Basic stats
Habitat
Scrub, forest edges, secondary woodland, thickets, bamboo, reeds, marshes, hedges and plantations
Range
Northern Vietnam through China to southern Manchuria, with populations in Korea, Russia and Taiwan
Size
11–12.5cm
Weight
7–12g
The vinous-throated parrotbill is a small, long-tailed bird measuring 11–12.5cm. It has a short, deep bill, warm-brown upperparts and a pinkish-cream throat and upper breast marked with brown streaks. It occupies many partly open habitats, including scrub, woodland edges, bamboo, reeds and plantations. Highly social outside the breeding season, it may gather in winter flocks numbering as many as 140 birds. In China it generally inhabits lower montane country. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Vinous-throated Parrotbill live in?
- Scrub, forest edges, secondary woodland, thickets, bamboo, reeds, marshes, hedges and plantations
- Where is the Vinous-throated Parrotbill found?
- Northern Vietnam through China to southern Manchuria, with populations in Korea, Russia and Taiwan
- How big is the Vinous-throated Parrotbill?
- 11–12.5cm
- How much does the Vinous-throated Parrotbill weigh?
- 7–12g