Black-headed shrike-babbler
| Black-headed shrike-babbler | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | see text |
| 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).
It is found in India, Bhutan, Tibet, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam.[1] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References
- 1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Pteruthius rufiventer". 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.
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