Black-headed Parrotbill

The black-headed parrotbill (Paradoxornis margaritae) is a bird species often placed with the Old World babblers (family Timaliidae) or in the Sylviidae, but it actually seems to belong to the distinct family Paradoxornithidae. It is found in eastern Cambodia and southern Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Paradoxornis margaritae is the scientific name used by the project species list. (Wikipedia, general species account).

Parrotbills are social Asian passerines with short, deep bills, usually moving through bamboo, reeds, scrub or forest undergrowth in pairs or flocks. They take small invertebrates and plant foods such as seeds according to species and season. Their dense-cover habits can make voice and flock behaviour useful identification clues. These are family-level notes rather than species-specific Vietnamese breeding data (general Paradoxornithidae ecology).