Black-headed Shrike-Babbler (Pteruthius rufiventer)

Other Names (World)
Black-headed Shrike-Babbler, Rufous-bellied Shrike-babbler

Family
Vireonidae (Vireos)

Size
18 - 21 cm

First Described (Guide)
Blyth, 1842

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 1,525 - 2,650 m, occasionally 1,220 - 3,230 m.

Range (Guide)

Bhutan (B), China (mainland) (B), India (B), Myanmar (B), Nepal (B), Vietnam (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (23)...)

Black-headed Shrike-babbler (Pteruthius rufiventer) [XC18958]
by Mathias Ritschard from Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India (song)

Black-headed Shrike-babbler (Pteruthius rufiventer) [XC430314]
by id from Mindat, Chin State, Myanmar (song)

Subspecies
Relationships of genus uncertain. Most of recent studies indicate that it should be placed in the New World family Vireonidae.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

rufiventer Blyth, 1842 - Central and eastern Nepal east to north-eastern India (Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur), western and north-eastern Myanmar and southern China (western and central Yunnan).
delacouri Mayr, 1941 - Western Tonkin (Fan Si Pan Mts), in northern Vietnam.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Black-headed Shrike-Babbler (Pteruthius rufiventer) - 10 files

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