Tawny-breasted wren-babbler

The tawny-breasted wren-babbler (Spelaeornis longicaudatus) is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae. It is endemic to the Khasi Hills of Northeast India.[2]

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

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

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Spelaeornis longicaudatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "Tawny-breasted Wren-babbler". HBW.
  • 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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