title: Psittiparus
text: # Psittiparus
  
  Psittiparus is a genus of bird in the family Paradoxornithidae.
  
  ## Species
  
  Established by Carl Eduard Hellmayr in 1903, it contains four species:
  
  | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
  | - | - | - |
  | Grey-headed parrotbill | Psittiparus gularis | Himalayas to Indochina and Hainan |
  | Black-headed parrotbill | Psittiparus margaritae | eastern Cambodia and southern Vietnam. |
  | White-breasted parrotbill | Psittiparus ruficeps | Eastern Himalaya, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam. |
  | Rufous-headed parrotbill | Psittiparus bakeri | eastern Asia from the eastern Himalayas to Indochina. |
  
  The genus name Psittiparus is a combination of the Latin words psittacus, meaning "parrot" and parus, meaning "tit".
  
  