Black-headed shrike-babbler

Black-headed shrike-babbler
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: see text
Genus: Pteruthius
Species: P. rufiventer
Binomial name
Pteruthius rufiventer
Blyth, 1842

The black-headed shrike-babbler (Pteruthius rufiventer) is a bird species traditionally placed with the Old World babblers in the family Timaliidae.[2] However, it might be one of the few Eurasian vireos (Vireonidae).

Pteruthius rufiventer from Khangchendzonga National Park, West Sikkim, Sikkim, India.

It is found in India, Bhutan, Tibet, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam.[1] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Pteruthius rufiventer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) Pp. 70 - 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.


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