Chin Hills wren-babbler

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Chin Hills wren-babbler
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Timaliidae
Genus: Spelaeornis
Species:
S. oatesi
Binomial name
Spelaeornis oatesi
(Rippon, 1904)
Synonyms

Spelaeornis chocolatinus oatesi

The Chin Hills wren-babbler (Spelaeornis oatesi) is a bird species in the family Timaliidae. It was until recently considered a subspecies of the long-tailed wren-babbler; the IUCN for example started recognizing it as distinct species in 2008. [2]

It is found in India and Myanmar. Its natural habitat are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is therefore classified as a Species of Least Concern by the IUCN. [1] [2]

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International (2016). "Spelaeornis oatesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22734548A95089410. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22734548A95089410.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 BLI (2008)

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