Long-tailed Wren-Babbler

Several former subspecies of this bird have now been recognized as good species. They are: Pale-throated Wren-babbler , Chin Hills Wren-babbler and Grey-bellied Wren-babbler .

The Long-tailed Wren-Babbler is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

An example is the streaked long-tailed wren-babbler (Spelaeornis chocolatinus) of northern Indochina, where it is found in small restless flocks in thickets. Learn more about wren-babbler with a free trial on Britannica.com. Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online. More

The Long-tailed Wren-babbler or Naga Wren-babbler (Spelaeornis chocolatinus) is a bird species in the family Timaliidae. Several former subspecies of this bird have now been recognized as good species. They are: Pale-throated Wren-babbler (S. kinneari), Chin Hills Wren-babbler (S. oatesi) and Grey-bellied Wren-babbler (S. reptatus). The natural habitat of the Long-tailed Wren-babbler are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Following the splitting of the newly-recognized species, the populations remaining in S. More

subspecies of the Long-tailed Wren-babbler (Spelaeornis chocolatinus); the IUCN for example started recognizing it as distinct species in 2008. Its natural habitat are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. This is one of the common and widespread taxa in the Long-tailed Wren-babbler species complex; it is therefore classified as a Species of Least Concern by the IUCN. Footnotes - 1. More

Long-tailed Wren-babbler Spelaeornis chocolatinus Wedge-billed Babbler Sphenocichla humei Giant Babax Babax waddelli Chestnut-backed Laughingthrush Garrulax nuchalis Grey-breasted Laughingthrush Garrulax jerdoni Rusty-bellied Shortwing Brachypteryx hyperythra Firethroat Luscinia pectardens Black-and-orange Flycatcher Ficedula nigrorufa Nilgiri Flycatcher Eumyias albicaudata Nilgiri Pipit Anthus nilghiriensis Threatened Birds in the Eastern Himalayas = by Mike Crosby, from Oriental Bird Club Bulletin 23, May 1996. http://www.orientalbirdclub.org/publications/bullfeats/threaten. More

Long-tailed wren-babbler (Spelaeornis chocolatinus) = Species information - * Facts & Status * Description * Glossary & References * All * Images previous Long-tailed wren-babbler imageLong-tailed wren-babbler © Ueli Webernext Long-tailed wren-babbler imageLong-tailed wren-babbler Species related by - More

Long-tailed Wren-babbler Spelaeornis chocolatinus 2009 IUCN Red List Category (as evaluated by BirdLife International - the official Red List Authority for birds for IUCN): Near Threatened Justification This species has a moderately small population that may be declining owing to ongoing habitat clearance for agriculture. It has a small range, but this is not yet severely fragmented or restricted to few locations. For these reasons, the species is classified as Near Threatened. More

* Streaked long-tailed wren-babbler (Spelaeornis chocolatinus) Streaked long-tailed wren-babbler (Spelaeornis chocolatinus) * * * REFERENCED IN * RELATED TO Aspects of the topic "streaked long-tailed wren-babbler" are discussed in the following places at Britannica Assorted References * example of wren-babbler (in wren-babbler (bird)) ... More

Streaked long-tailed wren-babbler (Spelaeornis chocolatinus) any of about 20 species of small Asian birds belonging to the babbler family Timaliidae (order Passeriformes). They are 10 to 15 centimetres (4 to 6 inches) long, rather short-tailed, and have a rather short and straight bill. These features differentiate wren-babblers from the closely related scimitar-babblers. Wren-babblers occur chiefly in southern Asia. More

Long-tailed Wren-Babbler, Spelaeornis chocolatinus 2 at Yunfengshan. Rufous-capped Babbler, Stachyris ruficeps Singles at Shibaoshan and Yunfengshan. Golden Babbler, Stachyris chrysaea 5 at Ruili on 31st. Grey-throated Babbler, Stachyris nigriceps 2 at Yunfengshan. Yellow-eyed Babbler, Chrysomma sinense 3+ in the hills at Ruili on 29th and 1 on 30th. More

Long-tailed Wren-babbler (Spelaeornis chocolatinus) by Mathias Ritschard. More