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Grey-headed parrotbill

Paradoxornis gularis G. R. Gray, 1845

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The grey-headed parrotbill (Paradoxornis gularis) is a species in the family Paradoxornithidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 29 g and live up to 5.75 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Grey-headed parrotbill (Paradoxornis gularis)
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the grey-headed parrotbill

Weight
29 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
5.75 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the grey-headed parrotbill live?

Not recorded

What is the grey-headed parrotbill?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The grey-headed parrotbill (Paradoxornis gularis) is a bird in the family Paradoxornithidae and is found in eastern Asia from the Himalayas to Indochina and Hainan.

From the Wikipedia article “Grey-headed parrotbill” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grey-headed_parrotbill&oldid=1375949251), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the grey-headed parrotbill endangered?

The grey-headed parrotbill is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the grey-headed parrotbill classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyParadoxornithidae
  6. genusParadoxornis
  7. SpeciesParadoxornis gularis G. R. Gray, 1845

Synonyms Psittiparus gularis

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Gray-headed parrotbillEnglish
  • paradoxorni de casquet grisCatalan
  • sýkořice šedohlaváCzech
  • gylfindro penllwydWelsh
  • Gråhovedet PapegøjenæbDanish
  • GraukopfpapageimeiseGerman
  • Graukopf-PapageimeiseGerman
  • grizkapa paradoksornitoEsperanto
  • Picoloro cabecigrísSpanish
  • latvuskekonokkaFinnish
  • latvusnokkatimaliFinnish
  • Paradoxornis à tête griseFrench
  • sivoglava papigokljunkaCroatian
  • Psittorinco testagrigiaItalian
  • ハイガシラダルマエナガJapanese
  • pilkakepuris storasnapisLithuanian
  • GrijskopdiksnavelmeesDutch
  • gråhettebuttnebbNorwegian
  • ogoniatka czarnobrodaPolish
  • bico-adunco-de-cabeça-cinzentaPortuguese
  • bico-de-papagaio-de-cabeça-cinzentaPortuguese
  • Сероголовая сутораRussian
  • sutora sivohlaváSlovak
  • Sivoglava papagajska senicaSerbian
  • gråhuvad papegojnäbbSwedish
  • นกปากนกแก้วหัวเทาThai
  • Gri Taçlı PapağangagaTurkish
  • сутора чорнобородаUkrainian
  • Khướu mỏ dẹt đầu xámVietnamese
  • 灰头鸦雀Chinese
  • 灰頭鴉雀Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the grey-headed parrotbill

Other species in the same genus Paradoxornis.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the grey-headed parrotbill?

An adult grey-headed parrotbill weighs 29 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the grey-headed parrotbill endangered?

The grey-headed parrotbill is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the grey-headed parrotbill live?

The grey-headed parrotbill has a recorded lifespan of 5.75 years.

What kind of animal is the grey-headed parrotbill?

The grey-headed parrotbill (Paradoxornis gularis) belongs to the family Paradoxornithidae in the order Passeriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Grey-headed parrotbill (Paradoxornis gularis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-headed-parrotbill

MLA

“Grey-headed parrotbill (Paradoxornis gularis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-headed-parrotbill.

BibTeX
@misc{grey_headed_parrotbill_2026,
  title = {Grey-headed parrotbill (Paradoxornis gularis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-headed-parrotbill},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}