Prakruti Parichay
ParadoxornithidaeParadoxornis

Black-breasted Parrotbill

Paradoxomis flavirostris

19–19 cmSmall
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Resident NE Indian plains and (formerly) Bangladesh. D Medium-sized parrotbill with rufous - brown head and olive-brown upperparts. black patch on ear-coverts. and huge yellow bill. From Spot-breasted Parrotbill (although note different distribution) by black breast patch and solid black chin (with black barring on white throat and maier area). rufous-buff (rather than pale buff) underparts. darker rufous-brown crown and nape, even stouter bill, and different call. Globally threatened. Reedbeds and tall grass.

Colour

BlackRufous / Red-brownBrownBuff / Tan
Average size
19 cm
Habitat
Reedbeds and tall grass.
Behaviour
Resident NE Indian plains and (formerly) Bangladesh., Globally threatened.

About this bird

Resident NE Indian plains and (formerly) Bangladesh. D Medium-sized parrotbill with rufous - brown head and olive-brown upperparts. black patch on ear-coverts. and huge yellow bill. From Spot-breasted Parrotbill (although note different distribution) by black breast patch and solid black chin (with black barring on white throat and maier area). rufous-buff (rather than pale buff) underparts. darker rufous-brown crown and nape, even stouter bill, and different call. Globally threatened. Reedbeds and tall grass.

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Black-breasted Parrotbill is bigger than Brown Shrike but smaller than Brown-fronted Woodpecker.

This bird

Black-breasted Parrotbill

Paradoxomis flavirostris

19–19 cm