Passeriformes / Leiothrichidae / Pterorhinus
Chinese Babax
Pterorhinus lanceolatus · 矛纹草鹛
Introduction
A species in the family Leiothrichidae, formerly placed in the genus Babax but moved to Pterorhinus following a 2018 molecular phylogenetic study. It inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Distribution & Habitat
Found in China, Hong Kong, India, and Myanmar.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Leiothrichidae
- Genus
- Pterorhinus
Taxonomy Changes
Babax lanceolatus → Pterorhinus lanceolatus
Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.
Subspecies (3)
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Pterorhinus lanceolatus bonvaloti
southern China (southeastern Xizang to west-central Sichuan and northwestern Yunnan)
Data Sources
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.
