Black-headed shrike-babbler
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Vireonidae |
Genus: | Pteruthius |
Species: | P. rufiventer
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Binomial name | |
Pteruthius rufiventer Blyth, 1842
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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).
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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
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pteruthius rufiventer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22716532A94498625. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22716532A94498625.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ 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.