Spelaeornis

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.[1]

Typical wren-babblers
Rufous-throated wren-babbler, (Spelaeornis caudatus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Timaliidae
Genus: Spelaeornis
David & Oustalet, 1877
Species

8, see text

Species

It contains the following species:

ImageCommon NameScientific nameDistribution
Rufous-throated wren-babblerSpelaeornis caudatusBhutan, India, and Nepal.
Rusty-throated wren-babblerSpelaeornis badeigularisNortheast India.
Bar-winged wren-babblerSpelaeornis troglodytoidesBhutan, China, India, and Myanmar.
Naga wren-babblerSpelaeornis chocolatinusNagaland and Manipur.
Grey-bellied wren-babblerSpelaeornis reptatusChina (Yunnan), India (Arunachal Pradesh), Myanmar, and Thailand.
Chin Hills wren-babblerSpelaeornis oatesiIndia and Myanmar.
Pale-throated wren-babblerSpelaeornis kinneariVietnam
Tawny-breasted wren-babblerSpelaeornis longicaudatusKhasi Hills of Northeast India

References

  1. 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.


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