Ashy-throated Parrotbill
Suthora alphonsiana
Least ConcernAves · Passeriformes · Sylviidae
About
The ashy-throated parrotbill is a parrotbill. In old sources, it may be called Alphonse's crow-tit; though superficially resembling a tit it is not a member of the Paridae. The native range of this species extends from south-west China to northern Vietnam, and it might have become naturalised in one area in Italy.
Fun Fact
Another relative might be the wrentit (Chamaea fasciata), the only known American member of the Paradoxornithidae in the modern circumscription.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Habitat is remote and little accessed.
Diet
Feeds on arthropods, seeds and buds; in winter, the Italian birds seem to sustain themselves on insects that hibernate in reed stalks.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance