Black-eared Shrike-babbler
Pteruthius melanotisHodgson, BH, 1847
English (US) Black-eared Shrike-babbler
The Black-eared Shrike-babbler (Pteruthius melanotis) 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 Vireonidae (Shrike-babblers, Erpornis, and Vireos) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Pteruthius melanotis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-eared Shrike-babbler
- Described by
- Hodgson, BH, 1847
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Pteruthius melanotis melanotis
- Pteruthius melanotis tahanensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pt[eruthius] melanotis
- Described by
- Hodgson, BH, 1847
- Type locality
- the Terai, at base of southeastern Himalayas ; type from Nepal, fide Gadow, 1883, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., 8, p. 118.
- Original description
- Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 16, pt.1 p.448
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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