Habitat
Dense deciduous scrub above the treeline, particularly around stands of willow (Salix spp.), sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) and prickly oak (Quercus spp.), and the edges of coniferous and mixed forests. From 2,700 - 4,600 m.
Giant Babax (Pterorhinus waddelli) [XC491128]
by id from Monastery south of Lhasa, China (call)
Giant Babax (Pterorhinus waddelli) [XC67685]
by Frank Lambert from 1 hour from Lhasa, China (call)
Subspecies
Proposed subspecies lumsdeni, described from Le La, on south-eastern Xizang border with Arunachal Pradesh (north-eastern India), is merged with nominate.
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:
jomo (Vaurie, 1955) - Gyangze region (north of eastern Nepal-western Bhutan), in southern Xizang (China).
waddelli Dresser, 1905 - Lhasa region and Lhünzhub east to R Yi'ong Zangbo and south to Lhünze (on upper R Subansiri), in south-eastern Xizang.
lumsdeni Kinnear, 1938 - North-eastern Tibet (on border with Qinghai).