Black-headed shrike-babbler

The black-headed shrike-babbler (Pteruthius rufiventer) is a bird species traditionally placed with the Old World babblers in the family Timaliidae.^[2] However, it might be one of the few Eurasian vireos (Vireonidae).

Pteruthius rufiventer from Khangchendzonga National Park, West Sikkim, Sikkim, India.

Black-headed shrike-babbler
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Vireonidae
Genus:	Pteruthius
Species:	P. rufiventer
Binomial name
Pteruthius rufiventer Blyth, 1842

It is found in an area that ranges from eastern Nepal to northwestern Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.