Spelaeornis
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| Spelaeornis | |
|---|---|
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| Rufous-throated wren-babbler, (Spelaeornis caudatus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Timaliidae |
| Genus: | Spelaeornis David & Oustalet, 1877 |
| Type species | |
| Pnoepyga troglodytoides Verreaux, J, 1871 | |
| Species | |
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8, see text | |
Spelaeornis, the typical wren-babblers, is a bird genus in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae. They are found in the eastern Himalayas and Myanmar.
The genus Spelaeornis was introduced in 1877 by the French naturalists Armand David and Émile Oustalet. They placed two species in the genus but did not specify the type.[1] In 1882 the English ornithologist Richard Bowdler Sharpe designated the type as Pnoepyga troglodytoides Verreaux, J, 1871, the bar-winged wren-babbler.[2][3][4] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek σπηλαιον/spēlaion meaning "cave" with ορνις/ornis, ορνιθος/ornithos meaning "bird".[5]
Species
The genus contains the following 8 species:[6]
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rufous-throated wren-babbler | Spelaeornis caudatus | Bhutan, India, and Nepal |
 | Mishmi wren-babbler | Spelaeornis badeigularis | Northeast India. |
.jpg) | Bar-winged wren-babbler | Spelaeornis troglodytoides | Bhutan, China, India, and Myanmar |
 | Naga wren-babbler | Spelaeornis chocolatinus | Nagaland and Manipur |
 | Grey-bellied wren-babbler | Spelaeornis reptatus | China (Yunnan), India (Arunachal Pradesh), Myanmar, and Thailand |
| Chin Hills wren-babbler | Spelaeornis oatesi | India and Myanmar | |
.jpg) | Pale-throated wren-babbler | Spelaeornis kinneari | Vietnam |
.jpg) | Tawny-breasted wren-babbler | Spelaeornis longicaudatus | Khasi Hills of Northeast India |
The spotted elachura (Elachura formosa) was at one time placed in this genus[7] but is now assigned to its own genus Elachura and own family Elachuridae.[6][8]
