Biology:Jerdon's bush chat

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Short description: Species of bird

Jerdon's bush chat
Saxicola jerdoni by Gould & Richter.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Saxicola
Species:
S. jerdoni
Binomial name
Saxicola jerdoni
(Blyth, 1867)

Jerdon's bush chat (Saxicola jerdoni) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.[1]

The common name commemorates the surgeon-naturalist Thomas C. Jerdon.[2]

Distribution

The Jerdon's bush chat has an extremely large range and is native to Bangladesh, China , India , Laos, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam. The species is possibly extinct in Myanmar.[1]

The Sukla Phanta National Park in Nepal represents the western limit of its distribution.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 BirdLife International (2016). "Saxicola jerdoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22710214A94239294. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22710214A94239294.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22710214/94239294. Retrieved 14 November 2021. 
  2. Beolens, B.; Watkins, M. (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 180–181. 
  3. Baral, H.S.; Inskipp, C. (2009). "The Birds of Sukla Phanta Wildlife Reserve, Nepal". Our Nature (2009) (7): 56–81. http://www.nepjol.info/nepal/index.php/ON/article/viewFile/2554/2278. Retrieved 2010-04-01. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1589048 entry