Babblers (Timaliidae)
Black-eared Shrike-babbler (Pteruthius melanotis) - HBW 12, p. 286
French: Allotrie à gorge marron
German: Zimtkehl-Würgertimalie
Spanish: Timalí-alcaudón Orejudo
Other common names: Chestnut-throated/Yellow-fronted Shrike-babbler
Taxonomy: Pt[eruthius] melanotis Hodgson, 1847, “the Terai, at base of south-eastern Himalayas”, Nepal.
Relationships of genus uncertain; most of recent studies suggest that it does not belong in current family, and recent molecular analyses indicate that it should be placed in the New World family Vireonidae. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- melanotis Hodgson, 1847 - C Nepal E to Bhutan, all NE Indian hill states, adjacent S China (SE Xizang, W & S Yunnan), W, N & SE Myanmar, NW & SW Thailand, N & C Laos and Vietnam (S to C Annam).
- tahanensis E. J. O. Hartert, 1902 - extreme S Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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one bird in a flock Locality Doi Lang, North Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp melanotis)
Daniêl Jimenez 10 December 2010 1 year ago 15 sec 3
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Responsive bird that came in wit playback
Locality Lingmethang Road, Bhutan
Tuomas Seimola 13 April 2010 22 weeks ago 3.8 -
found in mixed flocks of the higher mountains
Locality Doi Lang, North Western Thailand, Thailand
Peter Ericsson 29 December 2010 25 weeks ago 3.3
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