Jerdon's bush chat [SEP] parent taxon
Jerdon's bush chat
The Jerdon's bush chat ("Saxicola jerdoni") is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
The common name commemorates the surgeon-naturalist Thomas C. Jerdon.
Distribution.
The Jerdon's bush chat has an extremely large range and is native to Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam. The species is possibly extinct in Myanmar.
The Sukla Phanta National Park in Nepal represents the western limit of its distribution.
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Thomas C. Jerdon
Thomas Caverhill Jerdon (12 October 1811 – 12 June 1872) was a British physician, zoologist and botanist. He was a pioneering ornithologist who described numerous species of birds in India. Several species of plants (including the genus "Jerdonia") and birds including Jerdon's baza, Jerdon's leafbird, Jerdon's bushlark, Jerdon's nightjar, Jerdon's courser, Jerdon's babbler and Jerdon's bush chat are named after him.
Early life.
Thomas was the eldest son of Archibald Jerdon