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).

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) [XC157816]
by Frank Lambert from Mishmi, above Hunli (3), Arunachal Pradesh, India (call, song)

Black-headed Shrike-babbler (Pteruthius rufiventer) [XC565603]
by Jelle Scharringa from Sunderview, Eaglenest, Arunachal Pradesh, India (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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