Green Shrike-babbler
Pteruthius xanthochlorusGray, JE; Gray, GR, 1847
English (US) Green Shrike-babbler
The Green Shrike-babbler (Pteruthius xanthochlorus) 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 xanthochlorus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Green Shrike-babbler
- Described by
- Gray, JE; Gray, GR, 1847
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Pteruthius xanthochlorus occidentalis
- Pteruthius xanthochlorus xanthochlorus
- Pteruthius xanthochlorus hybrida
- Pteruthius xanthochlorus pallidus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Gray, JE; Gray, GR, 1847
- Type locality
- Nepal.
- Original description
- Catalogue of the specimens and drawings of mammalia and birds of Nepal and Thibet. Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. to the British Museum p.95,155
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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