The vinous-throated parrotbill was described in 1852 by John Gould and placed in the genus Suthora, where it sat with other small browner parrotbills.
Later parrotbills were merged into two genera, Conostoma and Paradoxornis; with this species being placed in Paradoxornis.
Recent DNA studies have shown that the genus Paradoxornis is paraphyletic, and that it should be split.
It is suggested that the vinous-throated parrotbill should be placed in the genus Sinoparadoxornis.
The vinous-throated parrotbill is very closely related to the ashy-throated parrotbill, and hybrids have been reported between the two species in Vietnam and China, as well as in Italy where both species have become established.

The specific name webbiana commemorates the English botanist Philip Barker Webb.
The species is sometimes referred to as Webb's parrotbill.
The vinous-throated parrotbill was described in 1852 by John Gould and placed in the genus Suthora, where it sat with other small browner parrotbills. Later parrotbills were merged into two genera, Conostoma and Paradoxornis; with this species being placed in Paradoxornis. Recent DNA studies have shown that the genus Paradoxornis is paraphyletic, and that it should be split. It is suggested that the vinous-throated parrotbill should be placed in the genus Sinoparadoxornis. The vinous-throated parrotbill is very closely related to the ashy-throated parrotbill, and hybrids have been reported between the two species in Vietnam and China, as well as in Italy where both species have become established.
The specific name webbiana commemorates the English botanist Philip Barker Webb. The species is sometimes referred to as Webb's parrotbill.
Vinous-throated parrotbill