Jerdon's babbler
| Jerdon's babbler | |
|---|---|
| Jerdon's babbler in Roing, Grassland Arunachal Pradesh | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paradoxornithidae |
| Genus: | Chrysomma |
| Species: | C. altirostre |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysomma altirostre Jerdon, 1862 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Moupinia altirostris | |
Jerdon's babbler (Chrysomma altirostre) is a passerine bird native to wetlands and grasslands of the Indian sub-continent. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1994. It is a member of the genus Chrysomma of the family Paradoxornithidae.
The common name commemorates the surgeon-naturalist Thomas C. Jerdon.