Grey-bellied Wren-babbler

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Grey-bellied Wren-babbler
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Timaliidae
Genus: Spelaeornis
Species: S. reptatus
Binomial name
Spelaeornis reptatus
Synonyms

Spelaeornis chocolatinus reptatus

The Grey-bellied Wren-babbler (Spelaeornis reptatus) is a bird species in the family Timaliidae. It was until recently considered a subspecies of the Long-tailed Wren-babbler (Spelaeornis chocolatinus); the IUCN for example started recognizing it as distinct species in 2008[1].

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[1].

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  1. ^ a b BLI (2008)

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