Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers

Black-headed Shrike-babbler

Pteruthius rufiventer

The Black-headed Shrike-babbler (Pteruthius rufiventer) is a 43 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

43 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

6

Recorded in India, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam.

Where to see it: Mount Victoria (Myanmar); 百花岭 (Baihualing [General Area]) (China); Yongkhola camp (Bhutan); Dochula · Royal Botanical Park (Bhutan); Dochula Pass (Bhutan).

Photo: (c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist