Species of Thailand
Black-eared shrike-babbler
Thai: นกเสือแมลงคอสีตาล, nok seua malaeng kho see taan
Binomial name: Pteruthius melanotis, Brian Houghton Hodgson, 1847
The Black-eared Shrike-babbler (Pteruthius melanotis) is a bird species traditionally considered an aberrant Old World babbler and placed in the family Timaliidae. But as it seems, it belongs to an Asian offshoot of the American vireos and may well belong in the Vireonidae. Indeed, since long it was noted that their habits resemble those of vireos, but this was believed to be the result of convergent evolution.
It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Turdidae
- Genus
- Pteruthius
- Species
- Pteruthius melanotis
Common names
- Thai: นกเสือแมลงคอสีตาล, nok seua malaeng kho see taan
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
Black-eared shrike-babbler
Black-eared shrike-babbler
- Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary
- Doi Inthanon National Park
- 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
Range map of Pteruthius melanotis in Thailand
Important note; our range maps are based on limited data we have collected. The data is not necessarily accurate or complete.
Special thanks to Ton Smits, Parinya Pawangkhanant, Ian Dugdale and many others for their contribution for range data.
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