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Black-breasted Parrotbill
Paradoxornis flavirostris Gould, 1836
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-breasted parrotbill (Paradoxornis flavirostris) is a 19 cm (7.5 in) long, large, thick-billed parrotbill with black patches on the head-sides and throat. Formerly placed in the family Sylviidae, the parrotbills are now considered a distinct family, the Paradoxornithidae, following Cai et al. (2019).
Wikipedia contributors, Black-breasted parrotbill; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:01:59.819402+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Paradoxornis flavirostris Gould, 1836
- Name authority
- Gould, 1836
- Common name
- Black-breasted 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 flavirostris Gould, 1836
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 |
| Reed ParrotbillParadoxornis heudei A. David, 1872 | ParadoxornithidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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.
- Gould, & John. (1836). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, Vol. 4. 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:75N8T. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.