Long-tailed Wren-babbler
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| Spelaeornis chocolatinus (Godwin-Austen & Walden, 1875) |
The Long-tailed Wren-babbler or Naga Wren-babbler[1] (Spelaeornis chocolatinus) is a bird species in the family Timaliidae.
Several former subspecies of this bird have now been recognized as good species. They are: Pale-throated Wren-babbler (S. kinneari), Chin Hills Wren-babbler (S. oatesi) and Grey-bellied Wren-babbler (S. reptatus).
The natural habitat of the Long-tailed Wren-babbler are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Following the splitting of the newly-recognized species, the populations remaining in S. chocolatinus are small enough to warrant uplisting to Near Threatened status, from the previous IUCN assessment of Least Concern[2].
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Naga Wren-babbler is the name used in Rasmussen, Pamela C. and John C. Anderton (2005) Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide ISBN 84-87334-67-9
- ^ BLI (2004, 2008)
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (BLI) (2004). Spelaeornis chocolatinus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 27 July 2007.
- BirdLife International (BLI) (2008b): [2008 IUCN Redlist status changes]. Retrieved 2008-MAY-23.
- Collar, N.J. & Robson, C. (2007): Family Timaliidae (Babblers). In: del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew & Christie, D.A. (eds.): Handbook of Birds of the World, Volume 12 (Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees): 70-291. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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