Species of Thailand
Black-eared shrike-babbler
Pteruthius melanotis, Brian Houghton Hodgson, 1847
(In Thai: นกเสือแมลงคอสีตาล)
The black-eared shrike-babbler (Pteruthius melanotis) is a bird species in the vireo family, Vireonidae. It was traditionally considered as an aberrant Old World babbler and formerly placed in the family Timaliidae. It was long noted that their habits resembled those of vireos, but this was previously ascribed to the result of convergent evolution. It is found in Southeast Asia from the Himalayas to western Malaysia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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Category / Seasonal Status
BCST Category: Recorded in an apparently wild state within the last 50 years
BCST Seasonal status: Resident or presumed resident
Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Vireonidae
- Genus
- Pteruthius
- Species
- Pteruthius melanotis
Common names
- Thai: นกเสือแมลงคอสีตาล
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
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Range Map
- Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary
- Doi Inthanon National Park
- Doi Lang
- Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park
- Doi Phu Kha National Park
- Doi Suthep - Pui National Park
- Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary
- Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park