Rufous-throated Wren-Babbler (Spelaeornis caudatus)

Other Names (World)
Rufous-throated Wren-Babbler, Tailed Wren-babbler, Short-tailed Wren-babbler

Family
Timaliidae (Scimitar-babblers And Allies)

Size
9 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Blyth, 1845)

Habitat
Dense undergrowth of moist evergreen forest, often in steep gullies, especially where ferns, mossy rocks and fallen trees abound. From 1,500 - 2,500 m, occasionally up to 3,100 m.

Range (Guide)

Bhutan (B), India (B), Nepal (B).

Eastern Nepal east to north-eastern India (western Arunachal Pradesh).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Destruction and fragmentation of forest, chiefly through logging and shifting cultivation is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (30)...)

Rufous-throated Wren-Babbler (Spelaeornis caudatus) [XC533828]
by Jelle Scharringa from Lava, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India (song)

Rufous-throated Wren-Babbler (Spelaeornis caudatus) [XC661585]
by Jelle Scharringa from Bompu Camp Eagles Nest at 1950 m, India (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

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

References
See References.

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