White-hooded Babbler

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White-hooded Babbler
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Timaliidae Genus: Gampsorhynchus Species: G. rufulus
Binomial name
Gampsorhynchus rufulus Blyth, 1844

The White-hooded Babbler (Gampsorhynchus rufulus) is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Gampsorhynchus. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

[edit] Source

• BirdLife International 2004. Gampsorhynchus rufulus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.

[edit] References

• 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.