Rusty-throated Wren-Babbler (Spelaeornis badeigularis)

Other Names (World)
Rusty-throated Wren-Babbler, Mishmi Wren-babbler

Family
Timaliidae (Scimitar-babblers And Allies)

Size
9 cm

First Described (Guide)
Ripley, 1948

Habitat
Moist subtropical forest, in dense undergrowth 1-3 m high in secondary forest, often with a broken canopy. From 1,800 - 2,550 m.

Range (Guide)

India (B).

Eastern Arunachal Pradesh (Mishmi Hills), in north-eastern India.

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (17)...)

Mishmi Wren-Babbler (Spelaeornis) [XC336387]
by Mathias Ritschard from Arunachal Pradesh, India (song)

Mishmi Wren-Babbler (Spelaeornis badeigularis) [XC764762]
by Lars Lachmann from Lower Dibang Valley (near 52 K.M. Point), Arunachal Pradesh, India (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

May form a superspecies with Rufous-throated Wren-Babbler (Spelaeornis caudatus) and often treated as conspecific, but recent museum and field studies support treatment as separate species.

Similar Species
Rufous-throated Wren-Babbler (Spelaeornis caudatus) has rufous-orange throat without dark streaks, less white on chin and greyer ear-coverts. Browner scaling on flanks and belly.

References
See References.

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