How big is a Fire-tailed Myzornis?

The Fire-tailed Myzornis is a tiny sized bird weighing about 12 g.

Where can you see a Fire-tailed Myzornis?

The Fire-tailed Myzornis occurs in 5 countries, including India, Bhutan, China, Nepal and Myanmar (Burma).

What birds look similar to a Fire-tailed Myzornis?

The Fire-tailed Myzornis is most easily confused with the Spot-breasted Parrotbill, the Beijing Babbler and the Brown-throated Fulvetta.

Is the Fire-tailed Myzornis endangered?

The Fire-tailed Myzornis is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Fire-tailed Myzornis

Myzornis pyrrhoura

Parrotbills and Allies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Fire-tailed Myzornis (Myzornis pyrrhoura) is a rare parrotbill found in 5 countries, weighing about 12 g. The fire-tailed myzornis is a species of bird.

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Fire-tailed Myzornis (Myzornis pyrrhoura), photo 1 — Photo: Tristan Jobin · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Fire-tailed Myzornis (Myzornis pyrrhoura), photo 2 — Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0

Fire-tailed Myzornis (Myzornis pyrrhoura), photo 3 — Photo: Mike Prince from Bangalore, India · CC BY 2.0

Fire-tailed Myzornis (Myzornis pyrrhoura), photo 4 — Photo: Koshy Koshy from Faridabad, Haryana, India · CC BY 2.0

Fire-tailed Myzornis (Myzornis pyrrhoura), photo 5 — Photo: Gray, George Robert; Hullmandel & Walton; Hullmandel, Charles Joseph; Mitchell, D. W. · Public domain

About the Fire-tailed Myzornis

The fire-tailed myzornis is a species of bird. Its genus Myzornis is monotypic, and has recently been transferred to the family Paradoxornithidae, having formerly been treated in the family Timaliidae.

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How to identify it

The fire-tailed myzornis is a small species of warbler-like bird, 11–13 cm (4.3–5.1 in) long and weighing 10–13 g (0.35–0.46 oz). It has bright green plumage with a black mask around the eyes and black scalloping on the crown. The wing is black and white with a streak of bright red and the sides of the tail are bright red. The bill is long, slightly curved and black. It is usually silent, but has a high-pitched tsi-tsit call.

Where it lives

India Bhutan China Nepal Myanmar (Burma)

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, October, November, December, with peak activity in April. It is a passage migrant species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Fire-tailed Myzornis?: The fire-tailed myzornis is a small species of warbler-like bird, 11–13 cm (4.3–5.1 in) long and weighing 10–13 g (0.35–0.46 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Fire-tailed Myzornis?: The Fire-tailed Myzornis is a tiny sized bird weighing about 12 g.
Where can you see a Fire-tailed Myzornis?: The Fire-tailed Myzornis occurs in 5 countries, including India, Bhutan, China, Nepal and Myanmar (Burma).
What birds look similar to a Fire-tailed Myzornis?: The Fire-tailed Myzornis is most easily confused with the Spot-breasted Parrotbill, the Beijing Babbler and the Brown-throated Fulvetta.
Is the Fire-tailed Myzornis endangered?: The Fire-tailed Myzornis is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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