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Black-headed parrotbill 
(Paradoxornis margaritae)
Khướu mỏ dẹt đầu đen

The black-headed parrotbill, found in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests in eastern Cambodia and southern Vietnam, belongs to the distinct family Paradoxornithidae.

Margarita, margaritae: In Latin from the Greek word margaritari (μαργαριτάρι), meaning pearl.

Grey-headed parrotbill 
(Khướu mỏ dẹt đầu xám, Paradoxornis gularis)

The grey-headed parrotbill (Paradoxornis gularis) is a parrotbill in the family Paradoxornithidae and is found in eastern Asia from the Himalayas to Indochina and Hainan.

Traits:
- Gray-headed, grey-headed;
- Black-throated;
- Yellow-billed, orange-billed;

Paradoxornithidae, Paradoxornis: puzzling, paradox bird; Greek paradoxos extraordinary; ornis bird.
gularis gula (“throat”).

Rufous-headed parrotbill 
(Khướu mỏ dẹt to hay khướu mỏ dẹt đầu hung, Paradoxornis bakeri), 
or greater rufous-headed parrotbill

The rufous-headed parrotbill (Paradoxornis bakeri), or greater rufous-headed parrotbill, is a parrotbill in the family Paradoxornithidae and is found in eastern Asia from the eastern Himalayas to Indochina: Eastern Himalaya, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam.

This species is confusingly similar to the white-breasted parrotbill (Paradoxornis ruficeps).

Paradoxornithidae, Paradoxornis: puzzling, paradox bird; Greek paradoxos extraordinary; ornis bird.

Spot-breasted parrotbill 
(Khướu mỏ dẹt cằm đen, Paradoxornis guttaticollis)

The spot-breasted parrotbill (Paradoxornis guttaticollis) is a species of bird in the family Paradoxornithidae.
The bird is found in Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Traits:
- Black-cheeked;
- Spot-breasted;
- Chestnut-capped.

Paradoxornithidae, Paradoxornis: puzzling, paradox bird; Greek paradoxos extraordinary; ornis bird.
guttaticollis Latin guttatus spotted (gutta spot); Latin -collis -throated.

White-breasted parrotbill 
(Khướu mỏ dẹt to, Paradoxornis ruficeps)
Formerly considered conspecific with the rufous-headed parrotbill.

The white-breasted parrotbill (Paradoxornis ruficeps) is a bird species placed in the distinct family Paradoxornithidae.
The bird is found in Eastern Himalaya, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam.

Traits:
- Chestnut-headed, rufous-headed, rufous-hooded, chestnut-hooded;
- White-throated;

Paradoxornithidae, Paradoxornis: puzzling, paradox bird; Greek paradoxos extraordinary; ornis bird.
ruficeps Latin rufus red, ruddy; -ceps -headed.