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| − | + | [[Image:White Browed Shrike Babbler - Male.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|Jason+Tan|Jason Tan}}<br />[[Malaysia]], May 2008]] | |
| + | [[Image:19005White-brewed Shrike-babbler.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Karim+Madoya|Karim Madoya}}<br />Tinompok, [[Borneo]], [[Malaysia]], April 2007 ]] | ||
| + | '''Alternative names: White-browed Shrike-Babbler, Red-winged Shrike-Babbler''' | ||
| + | ;[[:Category:Pteruthius|Pteruthius]] aeralatus | ||
| + | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 14 cm. A medium-sized Shrike-Babbler: | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Male''' | ||
| + | * Broad white supercilium on black cap | ||
| + | * Grey mantle | ||
| + | * Black wings and tail | ||
| + | * Chestnut win-panel (more yellowish in some subspecies) | ||
| + | * Whitish (greyish in ''ricketti'') underparts | ||
| + | * Vinous-washed vent | ||
| + | '''Female''' | ||
| + | * Greyish cap with little or missing supercilium | ||
| + | * Greyish-olive upperparts | ||
| + | * Mostly green-gold wings and tail | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Found from northern [[Pakistan]], [[Nepal]], [[Bhutan]], north-eastern [[India]], [[Burma]] and South [[China]] to [[Indochina]], [[Thailand]], peninsular [[Malaysia]], [[Borneo]], and [[Sumatra]].<br /> | ||
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| + | Most common of all Shrike-Babblers. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Eight subspecies recognized: | ||
| + | * ''P. f. validirostris'' from northern [[Pakistan]] along the [[Himalayas]] to [[Nepal]], [[Bhutan]], northeast [[India]], adjacent [[Tibet]] and northwest and west [[Burma]] | ||
| + | * ''P. f. ricketti'' in northeast [[Burma]], [[China]] (Sichuan and Yunnan to Fujian and Hainan), north [[Thailand]] and northern [[Indochina]] | ||
| + | * ''P. f. aeralatus'' in east and southeast [[Burma]] and northwest and west [[Thailand]] | ||
| + | * ''P. f. annamensis'' in south [[Vietnam]] and adjacent east [[Cambodia]], sometimes split as '''Dalat Shrike-Babbler''' | ||
| + | * ''P. f. schauenseei'' in south [[Thailand]] | ||
| + | * ''P. f. cameranoi'' in peninsular [[Malaysia]] and [[Sumatra]] | ||
| + | * ''P. f. robinsoni'' in [[Borneo]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | Split from [[White-browed Shrike-Babbler]]. | ||
| + | |||
| + | The described subspecies ''lingshuiensis'' from Hainan included in ''ricketti''. Birds in peninsular [[Malaysia]] are better treated as intermediate between ''cameranoi'' and ''schauenseei''. | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Moist montanes. Found at 900 - 2700 m, locally lower. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Feeds on insects but takes also berries and seeds.<br /> | ||
| + | |||
| + | Usually seen singly, in pairs or small groups of 6 - 15 birds, often in mixed flocks with other species. Forages slowly in higher canopy. Not shy and aggressive towards other birds.<br /> | ||
| + | |||
| + | Breeding season from April to June in [[India]], [[Burma]] and [[China]], January to April in [[Thailand]]. The nest is a loose cradle or shallow cup made of rootlest, fibres, tendrils and some twigs. It's placed 4 to 16 m above the ground in a tree fork. Lays 2 - 5 eggs.<br /> | ||
| + | |||
| + | Resident species with some altitudinal movements in the Himalayas reported. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#{{Ref-HBWVol12}}#{{Ref-RasmussenAnderton05}}#Rheindt & Eaton 2009. Species limits in Pteruthius (Aves: Corvida) shrike-babblers: a comparison between the Biological and Phylogenetic Species Concepts. Zootaxa 2301: 29–54. | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | {{GSearch|Pteruthius+aeralatus}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Pteruthius]] | ||
Revision as of 09:59, 28 August 2011
Alternative names: White-browed Shrike-Babbler, Red-winged Shrike-Babbler
- Pteruthius aeralatus
Identification
14 cm. A medium-sized Shrike-Babbler:
Male
- Broad white supercilium on black cap
- Grey mantle
- Black wings and tail
- Chestnut win-panel (more yellowish in some subspecies)
- Whitish (greyish in ricketti) underparts
- Vinous-washed vent
Female
- Greyish cap with little or missing supercilium
- Greyish-olive upperparts
- Mostly green-gold wings and tail
Distribution
Found from northern Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, north-eastern India, Burma and South China to Indochina, Thailand, peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, and Sumatra.
Most common of all Shrike-Babblers.
Taxonomy
Eight subspecies recognized:
- P. f. validirostris from northern Pakistan along the Himalayas to Nepal, Bhutan, northeast India, adjacent Tibet and northwest and west Burma
- P. f. ricketti in northeast Burma, China (Sichuan and Yunnan to Fujian and Hainan), north Thailand and northern Indochina
- P. f. aeralatus in east and southeast Burma and northwest and west Thailand
- P. f. annamensis in south Vietnam and adjacent east Cambodia, sometimes split as Dalat Shrike-Babbler
- P. f. schauenseei in south Thailand
- P. f. cameranoi in peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra
- P. f. robinsoni in Borneo
Split from White-browed Shrike-Babbler.
The described subspecies lingshuiensis from Hainan included in ricketti. Birds in peninsular Malaysia are better treated as intermediate between cameranoi and schauenseei.
Habitat
Moist montanes. Found at 900 - 2700 m, locally lower.
Behaviour
Feeds on insects but takes also berries and seeds.
Usually seen singly, in pairs or small groups of 6 - 15 birds, often in mixed flocks with other species. Forages slowly in higher canopy. Not shy and aggressive towards other birds.
Breeding season from April to June in India, Burma and China, January to April in Thailand. The nest is a loose cradle or shallow cup made of rootlest, fibres, tendrils and some twigs. It's placed 4 to 16 m above the ground in a tree fork. Lays 2 - 5 eggs.
Resident species with some altitudinal movements in the Himalayas reported.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553422
- Rasmussen, PC and JC Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334672
- Rheindt & Eaton 2009. Species limits in Pteruthius (Aves: Corvida) shrike-babblers: a comparison between the Biological and Phylogenetic Species Concepts. Zootaxa 2301: 29–54.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blyth's Shrike-Babbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blyth%27s_Shrike-Babbler
