Jerdon's Babbler
Chrysomma altirostreJerdon, TC, 1862
English (US) Jerdon's Babbler
The Jerdon's Babbler (Chrysomma altirostre) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Paradoxornithidae (Parrotbills and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Chrysomma altirostre
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Jerdon's Babbler
- Described by
- Jerdon, TC, 1862
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Chrysomma altirostre altirostre
- Chrysomma altirostre scindicum
- Chrysomma altirostre griseigulare
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Jerdon, TC, 1862
- Type locality
- 'Islands on the Burrampootra river, in Upper Burmah'; type from an island in the Irrawaddy off Thayetmyo, fide Sharpe, 1883, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., 7, p. 513.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.1, vol.4 p.22
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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