Babblers (Timaliidae)

Silver-eared Mesia (Mesia argentauris) - HBW 12, p. 269

French: Léiothrix à joues argent German: Silberohr-Sonnenvogel Spanish: Leiotrix Cariblanco
Other common names: Silver-eared Leiothrix, Silver-ear

Taxonomy: Mesia[] Mesia Argentauris Hodgson, 1837, Nepal.
Probably fairly close to Siva and Leiothrix. Commonly placed in latter genus. Geographical variation considerable, and extremes of range very distinct; further study of species limits perhaps required. Races vernayi (NW Assam, N Myanmar and W Yunnan) and aureigularis (S Assam, W Myanmar) provisionally included in nominate. Seven subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

argentauris Hodgson, 1837 - E Uttaranchal Pradesh E to Bhutan, NE Indian hill states, N & W Myanmar and adjacent S China (SE Xizang, W & NW Yunnan).
galbana Mayr & Greenway, 1938 - E & SE Myanmar (including Tenasserim) and N & W Thailand.
ricketti La Touche, 1923 - S China (S & SE Yunnan, S Guizhou, SW Guangxi), N & C Laos and N Vietnam (Tonkin and N Annam).

See all 7 subspecies

argentauris Hodgson, 1837 - E Uttaranchal Pradesh E to Bhutan, NE Indian hill states, N & W Myanmar and adjacent S China (SE Xizang, W & NW Yunnan).
galbana Mayr & Greenway, 1938 - E & SE Myanmar (including Tenasserim) and N & W Thailand.
ricketti La Touche, 1923 - S China (S & SE Yunnan, S Guizhou, SW Guangxi), N & C Laos and N Vietnam (Tonkin and N Annam).
cunhaci Robinson & Kloss, 1919 - S Laos, Vietnam (C & S Annam) and adjacent E Cambodia.
tahanensis Yen Kwokyung, 1934 - S Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia.
rookmakeri Junge, 1948 - N Sumatra.
laurinae (Salvadori, 1879) - Sumatra (except N).