NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Reed Parrotbill
Paradoxornis heudei A. David, 1872
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 reed parrotbill (Paradoxornis heudei) is a species of bird in the family Paradoxornithidae. It is found in Manchuria and eastern China and the Russian Far East. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The northern subspecies P. h. polivanovi is sometimes regarded as a separate species, the northern parrotbill.
Wikipedia contributors, Reed parrotbill; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:46:20.643715+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Paradoxornis heudei A. David, 1872
- Name authority
- A. David, 1872
- Common name
- Reed Parrotbill
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Paradoxornithidae
- Genus
- Paradoxornis
- 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
- genusParadoxornis Gould, 1836
- speciesParadoxornis heudei A. David, 1872
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Paradoxornis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Grey-headed ParrotbillParadoxornis gularis G. R. Gray, 1845 | ParadoxornithidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spot-breasted ParrotbillParadoxornis guttaticollis A. David, 1871 | ParadoxornithidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brown ParrotbillParadoxornis unicolor (Hodgson, 1843) | ParadoxornithidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-breasted ParrotbillParadoxornis flavirostris Gould, 1836 | ParadoxornithidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Southern Asia
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.
- David, & Armand. (1872). Sur une espèce nouvelle de Paradoxornis. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires Des Séances de l’Académie Des Sciences, Vol. 74. 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:75MX6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.