It was formerly considered a subspecies of the White-browed Shrike-babbler.

White-browed Shrike-babbler has been split into four species:

The Clicking Shrike-babbler (Pteruthius intermedius) is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.

Green Shrike-babbler (Pteruthius xanthochlorus)

Pied Shrike-babbler (Pteruthius flaviscapis)

Himalayan Shrike-babbler (Pteruthius ripleyi)

Dalat Shrike-babbler (Pteruthius annamensis)

Black-eared Shrike-babbler (Pteruthius melanotis)

Black-headed Shrike-babbler (Pteruthius rufiventer)

Trilling Shrike-babbler (Pteruthius aenobarbus)

Clicking Shrike-babbler (Pteruthius intermedius)

Blyth's Shrike-babbler (Pteruthius aeralatus)

Blyth's Shrike-babbler (Pteruthius aeralatus) is a bird species traditionally considered an aberrant Old World babbler and placed in the family Timaliidae.

A new name for the Himalayan Red-winged Babbler, Pteruthius.

Pteruthius - shrike-babblers (8 species)

Pied Shrike-babbler (Pteruthius flaviscapis)

Observers have commented on the vireo-like behaviour of the 'Pteruthius' shrike-babblers, but apparently no-one suspected the biogeographically unlikely possibility of vireo relatives in Asia.

Recent biochemical studies have identified two babbler genera ('Pteruthius' and 'Erpornis') which may be Old World members of this family (Reddy & Cracraft 2007).

Species limits in Pteruthius (Aves: Corvida) shrike-babblers: a comparison between the Biological and Phylogenetic Species Concepts.