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.

Species

It contains the following 8 species:

Image	Common Name	Scientific name	Distribution
File:Spelaeornis caudatus.jpg	Rufous-throated wren-babbler	Spelaeornis caudatus	Bhutan, India, and Nepal.
File:Mishmi Wren-Babbler.jpg	Mishmi wren-babbler	Spelaeornis badeigularis	Northeast India.
File:Bar-winged Wren-Babbler - Eaglenest - India FJ0A8141 (33475375613).jpg	Bar-winged wren-babbler	Spelaeornis troglodytoides	Bhutan, China, India, and Myanmar.
File:Naga Wren-Babbler.jpg	Naga wren-babbler	Spelaeornis chocolatinus	Nagaland and Manipur.
File:Grey-chinned Babbler 0A2A8555.jpg	Grey-bellied wren-babbler	Spelaeornis reptatus	China (Yunnan), India (Arunachal Pradesh), Myanmar, and Thailand.
	Chin Hills wren-babbler	Spelaeornis oatesi	India and Myanmar.
File:Spelaeornis kinneari 105898247 (cropped).jpg	Pale-throated wren-babbler	Spelaeornis kinneari	Vietnam
File:Tawny-Breasted Wren-Babbler (Spelaeornis longicaudatus).jpg	Tawny-breasted wren-babbler	Spelaeornis longicaudatus	Khasi Hills of Northeast India

References

• 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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