Pale-throated wren-babbler

Pale-throated wren-babbler
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Timaliidae
Genus: Spelaeornis
Species: S. kinneari
Binomial name
Spelaeornis kinneari
Delacour & Jabouille, 1930
Synonyms

Spelaeornis chocolatinus kinneari

The pale-throated wren-babbler (Spelaeornis kinneari) 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.[2]

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.[2]

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