Genus: Pteruthius
Description
This genus contains the five Shrike-Babblers from SE-Asia.
They are quite divergent in size and coloration but they share a stout black hook-tipped bill and short rictal bristles and they are sexually dimorphic.
Taxonomy
Pteruthius is a genus in the Family Vireonidae.
Recent studies show that this genus does not belong with the Babblers but with the American Vireos. There is also a proposal to split this genus into 19 species! (see link)
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| P. rufiventer | Black-headed Shrike-Babbler | ||
| P. flaviscapis | Pied Shrike-Babbler | ||
| P. ripleyi | Himalayan Shrike-Babbler | ||
| P. aeralatus | Blyth's Shrike-Babbler | ||
| P. annamensis | Dalat Shrike-Babbler | ||
| P. xanthochlorus | Green Shrike-Babbler | ||
| P. melanotis | Black-eared Shrike-Babbler | ||
| P. aenobarbus | Trilling Shrike-Babbler | ||
| P. intermedius | Clicking Shrike-Babbler | ||
References
- 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
- 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. (2021) Pteruthius. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 May 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Pteruthius
External Links
Pages in category ‘Pteruthius’
The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
