Mount Victoria Babax
Pterorhinus woodi
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Laughingthrushes and Allies (Leiothrichidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The Mount Victoria babax (Pterorhinus woodi) is a species of passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae.
It was formerly treated as conspecific with the Chinese babax (Pterorhinus lanceolatus).
It is found above 1,200 m (3,900 ft) in the Lushai Hills in the northeast Indian state of Mizoram and across the border into the Chin Hills in western Myanmar.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Southeastern Assam (Mizo Hills) to western Myanmar (Chin Hills).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Mount Victoria babax
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
