parrotbill
nounEtymology From parrot + bill.
1
Any of a group of warbler-like birds in the family Paradoxornithidae, native to East and Southeast Asia, generally small and long-tailed, which inhabit reed beds and similar habitats and feed mainly on seeds.
- Synonyms
- crow-tit, paradoxornithid
- Derived terms
- black-breasted parrotbill, black-headed parrotbill, brown parrotbill, great parrotbill, grey-headed parrotbill, reed parrotbill, rufous-headed parrotbill, greater rufous-headed parrotbill, spot-breasted parrotbill, three-toed parrotbill, white-breasted parrotbill