Black-eared Shrike-babbler

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Vireonidae (Vireos)

Black-eared Shrike-babbler

Pteruthius melanotis

栗喉鵙鹛 (lì-hóu jú-méi)

    Malay : Cekup-Kekicau Telinga Hitam

    Japanese : クリノドモズチドリ (kuri-nodo mozu chime-dori)

    Kanji 日語漢字 : 栗喉鵙知目鳥

    Extent of Occurrence (resident/breeding) : 4,170,000km²

    Migratory Status : Not a Migrant
    Breeding Endemic : No

    Size : 11·5–12 cm, 10–14 g

    

    Subspecies (2) and Distribution

• Pteruthius melanotis melanotis (Hodgson, 1847)
  – C Nepal E to Bhutan, all NE Indian hill states, adjacent SE Tibet and S China (W and S Yunnan), W, N and SE Myanmar, NW and SW Thailand, N and C Laos and Vietnam (S to S Annam).
• Pteruthius melanotis tahanensis (Hartert, 1902)
  – extreme S Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia.

Distribution Map

Pteruthius melanotis ssp. tahanensis

Date : 14 August 2026

Location : Taman Eko Rimba Parit Falls, Mukim Tanah Rata,
Daerah Cameron Highlands, Pahang