Order Passeriformes Genus Pteruthius Higher classification Shrike-babblers | Phylum Chordata Family see text Scientific name Pteruthius melanotis Rank Species | |
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Similar Shrike‑babblers, Black‑headed shrike‑babbler, Bird, Green shrike‑babbler, Nepal fulvetta |
Birds black eared shrike babbler pteruthius melanotis birds beautiful images 2016
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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