Naming
Nine subspecies are currently recognized:⤷ "I. m. mcclellandii" - : Found from the eastern Himalayas to north-western Myanmar
⤷ "I. m. ventralis" - Stresemann & Heinrich, 1940: Found in south-western Myanmar
⤷ "I. m. tickelli" - : Originally described as a separate species in the genus "Hypsipetes". Found in eastern Myanmar and north-western Thailand
⤷ "I. m. similis" - : Found from north-eastern Myanmar to southern China and northern Indochina
⤷ "I. m. holtii" - : Originally described as a separate species in the genus "Hypsipetes". Found in south-eastern China
⤷ "I. m. loquax"- Deignan, 1940: Found in north-central and north-eastern Thailand, southern Laos
⤷ "I. m. griseiventer"- : Found in southern Vietnam
⤷ "I. m. canescens"- Riley, 1933: Originally described as a separate species. Found in eastern Thailand and south-western Cambodia
⤷ "I. m. peracensis"- : Found on the Malay Peninsula
Distribution
It is found from the Indian subcontinent and southern China through Indochina to the Malay Peninsula. Its natural habitat is broadleaved evergreen forests, 800-2590m.Habitat
It is found from the Indian subcontinent and southern China through Indochina to the Malay Peninsula. Its natural habitat is broadleaved evergreen forests, 800-2590m.References:
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