Biology:Black-eared shrike-babbler
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Short description: Species of bird
| Black-eared shrike-babbler | |
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| Subspecies Pteruthius melanotis melanotis from Khangchendzonga National Park, Sikkim, India. | |
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| Subspecies Pteruthius melanotis melanotis from Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary, Sikkim, India. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Vireonidae |
| Genus: | Pteruthius |
| Species: | P. melanotis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pteruthius melanotis Hodgson, 1847
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The black-eared shrike-babbler (Pteruthius melanotis) is a bird species in the vireo family, Vireonidae. It was traditionally considered as an aberrant Old World babbler and formerly placed in the family Timaliidae. It was long noted that their habits resembled those of vireos, but this was previously ascribed to the result of convergent evolution. It is found in Southeast Asia from the Himalayas to western Malaysia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Gallery
Pteruthius melanotis melanotis from Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary, Sikkim, India
Pteruthius melanotis melanotis from Neora Valley National Park, West Bengal, India.
Pteruthius melanotis melanotis from Khonoma, Nagaland, India
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Pteruthius melanotis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22716544A94499229. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22716544A94499229.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22716544/94499229.
- 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q746109 entry
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