Black-headed Shrike-Babbler
Pteruthius rufiventer Blyth, 1842
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-headed shrike-babbler (Pteruthius rufiventer) is a bird species traditionally placed with the Old World babblers in the family Timaliidae. However, it might be one of the few Eurasian vireos (Vireonidae).
It is found in an area that ranges from eastern Nepal to northwestern Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Wikipedia contributors, Black-headed shrike-babbler; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:03:59.998358+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pteruthius rufiventer Blyth, 1842
- Name authority
- Blyth, 1842
- Common name
- Black-headed 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 rufiventer Blyth, 1842
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 |
| 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 |
| Black-eared Shrike-BabblerPteruthius melanotis Hodgson, 1847 | 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=562567 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:4Q74F. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.