Giant babax
| Giant babax | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Leiothrichidae |
| Genus: | Babax |
| Species: | B. waddelli |
| Binomial name | |
| Babax waddelli Dresser, 1905 | |
The giant babax (Babax waddelli) is a species of bird in the Leiothrichidae family. It is found in India and Tibet and threatened by habitat loss. The binomial name commemorates the British explorer Laurence Waddell.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Babax waddelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- Collar, N. J. & Robson C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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