Name:Sinosuthora conspicillata
Alias:Sinosuthora conspicillata,Spectacled Parrotbill,Paradoxornis conspicillatus
Outline:Songbird
Family:Passeriformes Oriole Parus
length:12-14cm
Weight:8-11g
Life:No verification information
IUCN:LC
Spectacled Parrotbill, also known as Spectacled Parrotbill in English, is a small bird of the Warbler family and Parrotbill genus, with two subspecies.
The difference between the two subspecies of the White-rimmed Woodbill is that the nominate subspecies has a darker body color, a thinner bill, and a straighter beak; the Hubei subspecies has a lighter body color, a thicker bill, and a more curved beak.
White-rimmed Parrotbill is active and hides in small groups in the bamboo layer of mountain forests. It often moves alone or in pairs, and sometimes mixed with brown-headed parrotbill. It usually lives in groups of 15 or more. Sometimes, outside the nesting season, they can form groups that can accommodate 40. They forage in the middle and lower layers of trees, and even in bushes and shrubs at the foot of trees. They mainly feed on insects, and also eat fruits and seeds of plants and weeds.
White-rimmed Parrotbill generally has 4 types of sound systems. The call is a series of 4-5 fine notes, a nasal high-pitched "triiih-triiih-triiih-triiih..." and a shorter "triit" sound. It has strong penetration. There are slight variations from "ssiu" to "hsiuu" or "tsiu", they gradually rise and are repeated after intermediate intervals or longer intervals. The most notable calls are somewhat mechanical and buzzing, which can be transcribed as "trrr-trrr-trrr", alternating up and down. The alarm call is more piercing, making a "ttrrrh" or "ddrri" sound and ending with a buzzing sound.
The nesting season of the White-ringed Curlew is usually from June to August, with about 1-2 nests. The White-ringed Curlew is monogamous. The male and female share more or less equally the nesting, incubation, care and feeding of the chicks and all the main duties.
Listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN 2016 ver 3.1) - Least Concern (LC).
Listed in the Global List of Endangered Birds by Bird Life International.
Listed in the List of Terrestrial Wildlife with Beneficial or Important Economic and Scientific Research Values under State Protection issued by the State Forestry Administration of China on August 1, 2000.
Listed in the second level of the List of National Key Protected Wildlife in China.
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