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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | Found from northeast [[Pakistan]] east along the [[Himalayas]] to [[India]], [[Nepal]], [[Bhutan]], [[Burma]] and South [[China]] to [[Indochina]], [[Thailand]], peninsular [[Malaysia]], [[Borneo]], [[Sumatra]] and [[Java]].<br /> |
| + | Commonest of all Shrike-Babblers. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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Like all species of this genus most probably not a babbler but belonging to the [[:Category:Vireonidae|Vireos]]. | Like all species of this genus most probably not a babbler but belonging to the [[:Category:Vireonidae|Vireos]]. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Moist montanes. | + | Moist montanes. Found at 900 - 2700m, locally lower. |
==Behaviour== | ==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 16m above the ground in a tree fork. Lays 2 - 5 eggs.<br /> | ||
| + | Resident species with some altitudinal movements in the Himalayas reported. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 20:58, 11 October 2009
Alternative names: Red-winged Shrike-Babbler; Black-crowned Shrike-Babbler; Greater Shrike-Babbler
- Pteruthius flaviscapis
Identification
14cm. 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 northeast Pakistan east along the Himalayas to India, Nepal, Bhutan, Burma and South China to Indochina, Thailand, peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra and Java.
Commonest of all Shrike-Babblers.
Taxonomy
Eight subspecies recognized:
- P. f. validirostris from 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
- P. f. schauenseei in south Thailand
- P. f. cameranoi in peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra
- P. f. robinsoni in Borneo
- P. f. flaviscapis in Java
The described subspecies ripleyi is a synonym of validirostris, lingshuiensis from Hainan included in ricketti. Birds in peninsular Malaysia are better treated as intermediate between cameranoi and schauenseei.
Like all species of this genus most probably not a babbler but belonging to the Vireos.
Habitat
Moist montanes. Found at 900 - 2700m, 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 16m above the ground in a tree fork. Lays 2 - 5 eggs.
Resident species with some altitudinal movements in the Himalayas reported.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- 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
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-browed Shrike-Babbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-browed_Shrike-Babbler
