Pin-tailed Parrot-Finch
Erythrura prasina (Sparrman, 1788)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The pin-tailed parrotfinch (Erythrura prasina) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Southeast Asia: Malaysia, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Burma, Vietnam, Thailand and China. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 10,000,000 km2.
It is found in subtropical/tropical in both montane and lowland moist forest, and is also found in bamboo thickets and rice plantations. Flocks of this species can do great damage to rice crops, and in parts of its range it is classed as a pest. The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern. It is a popular cage bird.
On August 2, 2007, scientists on an expedition to the upper ranges of Mount Mantalingahan in southern Palawan province in the Philippines announced the discovery, with other animals, of the pin-tailed parrot finch, according to Dr. Lawrence Heaney, a biologist from the Chicago Field Museum.
Wikipedia contributors, Pin-tailed parrotfinch; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:58:05.222164+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Erythrura prasina (Sparrman, 1788)
- Name authority
- (Sparrman, 1788)
- Common name
- Pin-tailed Parrot-Finch
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Estrildidae
- Genus
- Erythrura
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyEstrildidae Bonaparte, 1850
- genusErythrura Swainson, 1837
- speciesErythrura prasina (Sparrman, 1788)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Erythrura. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Erythrura gouldiae (Gould, 1844) | EstrildidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tawny-breasted Parrot-FinchErythrura hyperythra (Reichenbach, 1862) | EstrildidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Erythrura pealii Hartlaub, 1852 | EstrildidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-faced Parrot-FinchErythrura trichroa (Kittlitz, 1833) | EstrildidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Green-faced Parrot-FinchErythrura viridifacies Hachisuka & Delacour, 1937 | EstrildidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-eared Parrot-FinchErythrura coloria Ripley & Rabor, 1961 | EstrildidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-headed Parrot-FinchErythrura cyaneovirens (Peale, 1848) | EstrildidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pink-billed Parrot-FinchErythrura kleinschmidti (Finsch, 1878) | EstrildidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-throated Parrot-FinchErythrura psittacea (Gmelin, 1789) | EstrildidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Erythrura regia (P. L. Sclater, 1881) | EstrildidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tricolored Parrot-FinchErythrura tricolor (Vieillot, 1817) | EstrildidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=559975 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3BG5W. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.