Tibetan Babax
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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)

  • Pterorhinus koslowi koslowi

    Himalayas of south-central China (southern Qinghai and northwestern Sichuan)

  • 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.