Tibetan Babax
Pterorhinus koslowi(Bianchi, VL, 1905)
English (US) Tibetan Babax
The Tibetan Babax (Pterorhinus koslowi) 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 Leiothrichidae (Laughingthrushes and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Pterorhinus koslowi
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Tibetan Babax
- Described by
- (Bianchi, VL, 1905)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Pterorhinus koslowi koslowi
- Pterorhinus koslowi yuquensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Kaznakowia koslowi
- Described by
- (Bianchi, VL, 1905)
- Type locality
- Bar Chu and Dzer Chu, tributaries of the Mekong near Chamdo, Hsikang.
- Original description
- Bulletin de l'AcadeĢmie ImpĆ©riale des Sciences de St.-PeĢtersbourg ser.5, vol.23 p.45
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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