About Pteruthius aeralatus Blyth, 1855
Pteruthius aeralatus, commonly known as the white-browed shrike-babbler, is a sexually dimorphic bird species. Different populations of this species show many variations; while some variations are more distinctive than others, they can be difficult to identify correctly when observed in the field. In overall appearance, the white-browed shrike-babbler is very similar to the Himalayan shrike-babbler. For male individuals, the tertial feathers are partly coloured rufous and partly coloured fulvous across all subspecies, with the only exception being the validirostris subspecies. Its scientific epithet aeralatus honours Edward Blyth (1810–1873), who formally published the species description and accompanying notes based on a specimen collected by Samuel Tickell. This species was previously known by the common name Tickell's shrike-Tit.
