About the White-browed Shrike-babbler
The white-browed shrike-babbler is a bird species found in the eastern Himalayas and Southeast Asia from northern Burma to southern Cambodia. Like others in the genus it is found in montane forests. Males and females have different plumages and variations occur through its range with several populations being treated as subspecies. It is part of a cryptic species complex and was earlier lumped as a subspecies of the white-browed shrike-babbler. Clements lumps this bird into the white-browed shrike-babbler.
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The white-browed shrike-babbler is sexually dimorphic. There are many variations between the populations and some are more distinctive than others but they may not be easy to diagnose in the field. In general appearance it is very similar to the Himalayan shrike-babbler but all subspecies with the exception of validirostris have the tertials of males partly coloured rufous and partly fulvous. The common name commemorates Edward Blyth (1810–1873), who published the description and notes based on Samuel Tickell's specimen. It was earlier called Tickell's shrike-Tit.
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Where the White-browed Shrike-babbler lives
When to see the White-browed Shrike-babbler
Peak activity in March · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Black-eared Shrike-babblerPteruthius melanotisThe black-eared shrike-babbler is a bird species in the vireo family, Vireonidae.
Green Shrike-babblerPteruthius xanthochlorusThis species is about 13 centimeters in length.
Clicking Shrike-babblerPteruthius intermediusThe clicking shrike-babbler is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae.
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