
Shrike-Babblers
Pteruthius
The shrike-babblers are a group of small birds in the genus Pteruthius. They are native to the Indomalayan ecozone, and were traditionally placed in the family Timaliidae before molecular phylogenetic studies in 2007 found that they were best considered as belonging to the family Vireonidae which was then thought to be restricted to the New World. They were traditionally classified into five species with several subspecies but changes in the status of these species on the...
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 7 known species

White-browed Shrike-Babbler
speciesPteruthius aeralatus

Black-eared Shrike-Babbler
speciesPteruthius melanotis

Green Shrike-Babbler
speciesPteruthius xanthochlorus

Pied Shrike-Babbler
speciesPteruthius flaviscapis

Trilling Shrike-Babbler
speciesPteruthius aenobarbus

Clicking Shrike-Babbler
speciesPteruthius intermedius

Black-headed Shrike-Babbler
speciesPteruthius rufiventer
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 15263.