Tawny-breasted wren-babbler

Tawny-breasted wren-babbler
Tawny-breasted wren-babbler, Cherrapunji, Meghalaya, India
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Timaliidae
Genus: Spelaeornis
Species: S. longicaudatus
Binomial name
Spelaeornis longicaudatus
(Moore, 1854)

The tawny-breasted wren-babbler (Spelaeornis longicaudatus) is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is endemic to Northeast India.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Spelaeornis longicaudatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  • Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.


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