Spelaeornis
Genus of birds
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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.
| 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 | |
Taxonomy
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]
