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Green Shrike-babbler
Pteruthius xanthochlorus Gray, JE & Gray, GR, 1847
≈12 cmLength14 gWeight
It is a small shrike-babbler about 13 cm long, the male having a gray head, olive back and yellow belly.
Busiest months: April · Most records: China, Bhutan, India
How to identify
Field marks
- Male has a gray head with a blackish crown
- Olive back
- Pale gray throat and breast; yellow belly
Male, female and young
The female is slightly duller than the male and has a gray crown.
Where and when it's recorded
Green Shrike-babbler has been recorded at 154 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 6 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Munsyari – Bheema WodeyarIndia104 records
- Mt. PhulchowkiNepal78 records
- PelelaBhutan72 records
More places
- Hike to Tiger's Nest MonasteryBhutan53 records
- Mount VictoriaMyanmar (Burma)49 records
- Tangjiahe NNRChina49 records
- Natma Taung NP – Mount VictoriaMyanmar (Burma)48 records
- Sengor – camp and upper Lingmethan RdBhutan45 records
- Daqing ValleyChina44 records
- Longcanggou [General Area]China36 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The green shrike-babbler (Pteruthius xanthochlorus) is a bird species that was earlier placed in the family Timaliidae. The species is now considered to be an Asian offshoot of the American vireos and belongs in the family Vireonidae.
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Questions
How big is the Green Shrike-babbler?
The Green Shrike-babbler is about ≈12 cm long and weighs around 14 g.
Where does the Green Shrike-babbler live?
Its breeding range: Oriental: Himalayas to northeastern Myanmar. It is most often recorded in China, Bhutan and India.
When is the best time to see the Green Shrike-babbler?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in April (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Green Shrike-babbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Green Shrike-babbler as Least Concern.
What does the Green Shrike-babbler eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Green Shrike-babbler in?
It belongs to the family Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers (Vireonidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- ≈12 cm
- Weight
- 14 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 62 mm
- Tail
- 46 mm
- Bill
- 12 mm
- Tarsus
- 22 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Oriental: Himalayas to northeastern Myanmar
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Subspecies · 1
- Pteruthius xanthochlorus pallidus n Myanmar to sc, se China
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers Vireonidae
- Genus
- Pteruthius
Other birds in the genus Pteruthius
Black-eared Shrike-babblerPteruthius melanotis
Black-headed Shrike-babblerPteruthius rufiventer
White-browed Shrike-babblerPteruthius aeralatus
Pied Shrike-babblerPteruthius flaviscapis
Clicking Shrike-babblerPteruthius intermedius
Trilling Shrike-babblerPteruthius aenobarbus
White-bellied ErpornisErpornis zantholeuca
Rufous-browed PeppershrikeCyclarhis gujanensis
Black-billed PeppershrikeCyclarhis nigrirostris
Chestnut-sided Shrike-VireoVireolanius melitophrys
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