Spelaeornis, the typical wren-babblers, is a bird genus in the family Timaliidae. Among this group, the typical wren-babblers are quite closely related to the type species, the chestnut-capped babbler (Timalia pileata). One species that was earlier placed in the genus, the spotted elachura has been removed to a genus of its own Elachura and placed in a separate family.[2]
| Typical wren-babblers | |
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| Rufous-throated wren-babbler, (Spelaeornis caudatus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Timaliidae |
| Genus: | Spelaeornis David & Oustalet, 1877 |
| Type species | |
| Pnoepyga troglodytoides[1] J. Verreaux, 1871
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| Species | |
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8, see text | |
Species
editIt contains the following 8 species:
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Rufous-throated wren-babbler | Spelaeornis caudatus | Bhutan, India, and Nepal. |
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Mishmi wren-babbler | Spelaeornis badeigularis | Northeast India. |
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Bar-winged wren-babbler | Spelaeornis troglodytoides | Bhutan, China, India, and Myanmar. |
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Naga wren-babbler | Spelaeornis chocolatinus | Nagaland and Manipur. |
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Grey-bellied wren-babbler | Spelaeornis reptatus | China (Yunnan), India (Arunachal Pradesh), Myanmar, and Thailand. |
| Chin Hills wren-babbler | Spelaeornis oatesi | India and Myanmar. | |
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Pale-throated wren-babbler | Spelaeornis kinneari | Vietnam |
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Tawny-breasted wren-babbler | Spelaeornis longicaudatus | Khasi Hills of Northeast India |
References
edit- ^ "Timalidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
- ^ Alström, Per; Hooper, Daniel M.; Liu, Yang; Olsson, Urban; Mohan, Dhananjai; Gelang, Magnus; Manh, Hung Le; Zhao, Jian; Lei, Fumin; Price\, Trevor D. (2014). "Discovery of a relict lineage and monotypic family of passerine birds". Biology Letters. 10 (3): 20131067. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2013.1067. PMC 3982435. PMID 24598108.
- 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.
External links
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