Biology:Black-headed shrike-babbler

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Short description: Species of bird

Black-headed shrike-babbler
Black-headed Shrike-Babbler - Eaglenest - IndiaFJ0A1112 (34154984221).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Vireonidae
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 an area that ranges from eastern Nepal to northwestern Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Pteruthius rufiventer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22716532A94498625. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22716532A94498625.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22716532/94498625. Retrieved 11 November 2021. 
  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.

Wikidata ☰ Q3726366 entry