Thailand
In the vireos family
Vireonidae
...in the
east Himalayas and Southeast Asia from
north Burma to south Cambodia.
Pteruthius aeralatus
(L 6.6")
Doi Ang Khang Mountain
22Mar2016
Jungle Babbler
Bubbly birds
beady eyed
in bushes babble
beating wings
in blowing wind
beaming happy
brighten day
knowing no boredom
on their way
.
(Ormond)
Edward Blyth
Pteruthius
is Greek for
red
wing; aeralatus
is Latin for
bronze side
.
formely was Blyth’s Shrike-
Babbler
.
White-browed Shrike-Babbler