Babblers (Timaliidae)
Giant Babax (Babax waddelli) - HBW 12, p. 244
French: Babaxe de Waddell
German: Riesenbabax
Spanish: Babax Gigante
Other common names: Giant Tibetan Babax
Taxonomy: Babax waddelli Dresser, 1905, Tsangpo Valley, Xizang (Tibet), China.
Proposed race lumsdeni, described from Le La, on SE Xizang border with Arunachal Pradesh (NE India), is merged with nominate. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- jomo Vaurie, 1955 - Gyangze region (N of E Nepal-W Bhutan), in S Xizang (China).
- waddelli Dresser, 1905 - Lhasa region and Lhünzhub E to R Yi’ong Zangbo and S to Lhünze (on upper R Subansiri), in SE Xizang.
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Bird on wall, calling. Locality Xiongse (Qiong Se) Monastery, Caina, Tibetan Plateau, China (Northern)
Eric Van Marck 19 August 2010 1 year ago 25 sec 3
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