Chinese Babax
Pterorhinus lanceolatusVerreaux, JP, 1871
English (US) Chinese Babax
The Chinese Babax (Pterorhinus lanceolatus) 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 lanceolatus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Chinese Babax
- Described by
- Verreaux, JP, 1871
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Pterorhinus lanceolatus bonvaloti
- Pterorhinus lanceolatus lanceolatus
- Pterorhinus lanceolatus latouchei
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Verreaux, JP, 1871
- Type locality
- 'les montagnes du Thibet chinois' ; type specimen from Muping [= Paohing] , Hsikang, fide Oustalet, 1893, ibid., ser. 3, 5, p. 193.
- Original description
- Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris, Bulletin 6, fasc.4 p.36
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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