Rusty-throated wren-babbler

The rusty-throated wren-babbler (Spelaeornis badeigularis) is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae. It is endemic to Northeast India.

Rusty-throated wren-babbler
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Timaliidae
Genus: Spelaeornis
Species:
S. badeigularis
Binomial name
Spelaeornis badeigularis
Ripley, 1948

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. The species was first described based on a bird collected in 1947 but was not seen again until 2004, when a trip discovered it to be moderately common in a restricted area of Mishmi Hills in Arunachal Pradesh.[2]

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Spelaeornis badeigularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. King, Ben; Donahue, Julian (2006). "The rediscovery and song of the Rusty-throated Wren Babbler Spelaeornis badeigularis" (PDF). Forktail. 22: 113–116. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-26.
  • 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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