Tibetan Babax
Pterorhinus koslowi
棕草鹛
IUCN: Least Concern
China: Level II
Found in China
Introduction
A species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. Endemic to China. Formerly classified in the genus Babax, it was moved to the resurrected genus Pterorhinus following a molecular phylogenetic study in 2018. Threatened by habitat loss.
Distribution & Habitat
Endemic to China.
Conservation
Threatened by habitat loss.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Leiothrichidae
- Genus
- Pterorhinus
- eBird Code
- tibbab1
Subspecies (2)
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Pterorhinus koslowi koslowi
Himalayas of south-central China (southern Qinghai and northwestern Sichuan)
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Pterorhinus koslowi yuquensis
Himalayas of southeastern Tibet
Data Sources
CBR Notes: IUCN红色名录等级由NT降为LC
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.