Black-eared Shrike-Babbler
Pteruthius melanotis Hodgson, 1847
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The black-eared shrike-babbler (Pteruthius melanotis) is a bird species in the vireo family, Vireonidae. It was traditionally considered as an aberrant Old World babbler and formerly placed in the family Timaliidae. It was long noted that their habits resembled those of vireos, but this was previously ascribed to the result of convergent evolution. It is found in Southeast Asia from the Himalayas to western Malaysia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Wikipedia contributors, Black-eared shrike-babbler; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:03:19.720195+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pteruthius melanotis Hodgson, 1847
- Name authority
- Hodgson, 1847
- Common name
- Black-eared Shrike-Babbler
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Vireonidae
- Genus
- Pteruthius
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyVireonidae
- genusPteruthius Swainson, 1832
- speciesPteruthius melanotis Hodgson, 1847
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pteruthius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pteruthius aeralatus Blyth, 1855 | VireonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-browed Shrike-BabblerPteruthius flaviscapis (Temminck, 1836) | VireonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pteruthius intermedius (Hume, 1877) | VireonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-headed Shrike-BabblerPteruthius rufiventer Blyth, 1842 | VireonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Green Shrike-BabblerPteruthius xanthochlorus J. E. Gray & G. R. Gray, 1847 | VireonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pteruthius ripleyi Biswas, 1960 | VireonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chestnut-fronted Shrike-BabblerPteruthius aenobarbus (Temminck, 1836) | VireonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=562566 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4Q74D. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.