Jerdon's bush chat

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Jerdon's bush chat
Scientific classification Edit this 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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ 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. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M. (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 180–181.
  3. ^ 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. Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine

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