The giant babax is a species of bird in the laughingthrush family Leiothrichidae, found in India and Tibet. It prefers the low bushes at the edge of the southern Tibetan plateau, and is threatened by habitat loss. A common sight around villages and monasteries, where it feeds off scraps, it is a bulky, long-tailed brown bird with a curved bill and dark streaks. Its vocalizations vary between melodic flute-like notes and harsh jabbering ones. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Dresser, HE 1905)
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
Abstract no.81 p.13
Imprint year:
1905
Protonym:
Babax waddelli
Type locality:
near the Chaksam Ferry [lat. 29°15'N., long. 90°32'E.], Tsangpo Valley, Tibet.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/99378#page/88/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
B30DCDD92B85CB03
Avibase ID:
avibase-B30DCDD9
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B30DCDD9
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 558841
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Giant Babax ( Pterorhinus waddelli) [version 1] |
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Giant Babax ( Garrulax waddelli) [version 1] |
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Giant Babax ( Garrulax waddelli) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Giant Babax ( Pterorhinus waddelli) [version 1] |
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Giant Babax ( Garrulax waddelli) [version 1] |
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Babaxe de Waddell ( Babax waddelli) [version 1] |
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Morony, Bock and Farrand: Giant Babax ( Babax waddelli) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Giant Babax ( Babax waddelli) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Babax waddelli [version 1] |
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Sibley and Monroe (1993): Giant Babax ( Babax waddelli) [version 1] |
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Babax waddelli [version 1] |
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Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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