Jerdon's bush chat
Appearance
Jerdon's bush chat | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Muscicapidae |
Genus: | Saxicola |
Species: | S. jerdoni
|
Binomial name | |
Saxicola jerdoni Blyth, 1867
|
Jerdon's bush chat (Saxicola jerdoni) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.[1]
The common name commemorates the surgeon-naturalist Thomas C. Jerdon.[2]
Distribution
The Jerdon's bush chat has an extremely large range and is native to Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam. The species is possibly extinct in Myanmar.[1]
The Sukla Phanta National Park in Nepal represents the western limit of its distribution.[3]
References
- ^ a b c BirdLife International (2016). "Saxicola jerdoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22710214A94239294. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22710214A94239294.en.
- ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M. (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 180–181.
- ^ Baral, H.S.; Inskipp, C. (2009). "The Birds of Sukla Phanta Wildlife Reserve, Nepal". Our Nature (2009) (7): 56–81. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
External links