Spotted thrush-babbler
| Spotted thrush-babbler | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pellorneidae |
| Genus: | Ptyrticus Hartlaub, 1883 |
| Species: | P. turdinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptyrticus turdinus Hartlaub, 1883 | |
The spotted thrush-babbler (Ptyrticus turdinus) also known as the thrush babbler, is a species of bird in the Pellorneidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Ptyrticus. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Ptyrticus turdinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- 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.