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Green Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius xanthochlorus Scientific name definitions

Nigel Collar and Craig Robson
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2007

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Introduction

This account summarizes the life history of the Green Shrike-Babbler, including information relating to its identification, systematics, distribution, habitat, diet, vocalizations, breeding ecology, and conservation status.

Subspecies


EBIRD GROUP (POLYTYPIC)

Green Shrike-Babbler (Black-crowned) Pteruthius xanthochlorus xanthochlorus/occidentalis


SUBSPECIES

Pteruthius xanthochlorus occidentalis Scientific name definitions

Distribution
W Himalayas from NE Pakistan E to W Nepal.

SUBSPECIES

Pteruthius xanthochlorus xanthochlorus Scientific name definitions

Distribution

C Nepal E to Bhutan, NE India (C Arunachal Pradesh) and adjacent SE Tibet.


EBIRD GROUP (POLYTYPIC)

Green Shrike-Babbler (Eye-ringed) Pteruthius xanthochlorus pallidus/hybrida

Available illustrations of subspecies in this group

SUBSPECIES

Pteruthius xanthochlorus hybrida Scientific name definitions

Distribution
NE India (Nagaland S to Mizoram) and W Myanmar.

SUBSPECIES

Pteruthius xanthochlorus pallidus Scientific name definitions

Distribution
N Myanmar, and SC and SE China from SE Gansu and S Shaanxi S to SW Sichuan, Yunnan (except S), and S Guizhou E to S Zhejiang and N Fujian.
Distribution of the Green Shrike-Babbler - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Green Shrike-Babbler

Recommended Citation

Collar, N. and C. Robson (2020). Green Shrike-Babbler (Pteruthius xanthochlorus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.grsbab1.01
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