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Black-throated Parrotbill
Suthora nipalensis (Hodgson, 1837)
Source-backed taxonomic record
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 black-throated parrotbill (Suthora nipalensis) is a bird species often placed with the Old World babblers (family Timaliidae) or in the family Sylviidae, but it actually seems to belong to the distinct family Paradoxornithidae.
It is found in the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, primarily in the central and eastern Himalayas, and in adjoining parts of Southeast Asia. The species ranges across Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Wikipedia contributors, Black-throated parrotbill; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:01:59.820404+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Suthora nipalensis (Hodgson, 1837)
- Name authority
- (Hodgson, 1837)
- Common name
- Black-throated Parrotbill
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Paradoxornithidae
- Genus
- Suthora
- 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
- familyParadoxornithidae
- genusSuthora Hodgson, 1837
- speciesSuthora nipalensis (Hodgson, 1837)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Suthora. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Fulvous ParrotbillSuthora fulvifrons (Hodgson, 1845) | ParadoxornithidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Short-tailed ParrotbillSuthora davidiana H. H. Slater, 1897 | ParadoxornithidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spectacled ParrotbillSuthora conspicillata A. David, 1871 | ParadoxornithidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brown-winged ParrotbillSuthora brunnea Anderson, 1871 | ParadoxornithidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Vinous-throated ParrotbillSuthora webbiana Gould, 1852 | ParadoxornithidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ashy-throated ParrotbillSuthora alphonsiana J. Verreaux, 1871 | ParadoxornithidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Przevalski's ParrotbillSuthora przewalskii Berezowski & Bianchi, 1891 | ParadoxornithidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Golden ParrotbillSuthora verreauxi Sharpe, 1883 | ParadoxornithidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Paradoxornis nipalensis (Hodgson, 1837) (Hodgson, 1837) | synonym |
| Parus nipalensis Hodgson, 1837 Hodgson, 1837 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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=915931 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:53HTK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.