Grey-bellied Wren-Babbler (Spelaeornis reptatus)

Other Names (World)
Grey-bellied Wren-babbler, Gray-bellied Wren-babbler

Family
Timaliidae (Scimitar-babblers And Allies)

Size
11 - 12 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Bingham, 1903)

Habitat
Thick undergrowth of broadleaved evergreen forest, wet luxuriant ravines and damp gullies, including in secondary and degraded forests. From 1,200 - 3,000 m.

Range (Guide)

China (mainland) (B) (NB), India (B) (NB), Myanmar (B) (NB), Thailand (B) (NB).

Extreme north-eastern India (eastern Arunachal Pradesh), northern and eastern Myanmar, southern China (north-western and western Yunnan) and western Thailand.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (1)...)

Grey-bellied Wren-Babbler (Spelaeornis reptatus) [XC684851]
by Thet Zaw Naing from Putao Township (near Hpansak), Putao, Kachin, Myanmar (call)

Grey-bellied Wren-Babbler (Spelaeornis) [XC684915]
by id from Putao Township (near Ziradum), Putao, Kachin, Myanmar (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Spelaeornis chocolatinus (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Naga Wren-Babbler (Spelaeornis chocolatinus), Grey-bellied Wren-Babbler (Spelaeornis reptatus), Chin Hills Wren-Babbler (Spelaeornis oatesi) and Pale-throated Wren-Babbler (Spelaeornis kinneari) following Collar (2006).

Formerly treated as conspecific with Naga Wren-Babbler (Spelaeornis chocolatinus), Chin Hills Wren-Babbler (Spelaeornis oatesi) and Pale-throated Wren-Babbler (Spelaeornis kinneari).

References
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