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parrotbill

parrotbill

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Noun

parrotbill ‎(plural parrotbills)

  1. Any of a group of warbler-like birds of uncertain taxonomy, native to East and Southeast Asia, generally small and long-tailed, which inhabit reed beds and similar habitats and feed mainly on seeds.

Derived terms

  • great parrotbill (Conostoma oemodium)
  • three-toed parrotbill (Cholornis paradoxa)
  • brown parrotbill (Cholornis unicolor)
  • spot-breasted parrotbill (Paradoxornis guttaticollis)
  • black-breasted parrotbill (Paradoxornis flavirostris)
  • reed parrotbill (Paradoxornis heudei)
  • grey-headed parrotbill (Psittiparus gularis)
  • black-headed parrotbill (Psittiparus margaritae)
  • white-breasted parrotbill (Psittiparus ruficeps)
  • rufous-headed parrotbill, greater rufous-headed parrotbill (Psittiparus bakeri)

Etymology

parrot +‎ bill

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