The vinous-throated parrotbill is a tiny East Asian bird with a short, thick bill and a long tail. It moves through brush in flocks, but it is not a wild bird in the United States. Its range includes Korea, China, and Taiwan.
Appearance
Appearance
About 4.3–4.9 in (11–12.5 cm) long, with a short, thick bill and long tail. Its upperparts are brown, and the throat and upper breast are pale pinkish cream.
Where it lives
Typical habitats
scrub
forest edges
grass and reed thickets
Range
Native to East Asia, including China, Taiwan, Korea, and the Russian Far East. It has no established wild population in the United States.
Behavior
Diet
In its native East Asian range, it eats insects, small spiders, and grass seeds.
Social life
Usually moves through thickets in groups.
Name and classification
About the name
Older names for this species include Paradoxornis webbianus and Sinosuthora webbiana. The Korean population is often named the fulvicauda.