Prakruti Parichay
TimaliidaeSpelaeornis

Bar-winged Wren Babbler

Spelaeornis troglodytoides

10–10 cmVery Small
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Resident. E Himalayas. Long-tailed with barred wings and tail. Crown and nape mottled with chestnut and black and boldly spotted with white, with white spotting on sides of neck and mantle. White throat diffusely spotted black, with white merging into chestnut-splashed breast, chestnut flanks marked with white, and irregular dark spotting on white belly. Undergrowth in moist forest.

Colour

WhiteChestnutBlack
Average size
10 cm
Habitat
Undergrowth in moist forest.
Behaviour
Resident.

About this bird

Resident. E Himalayas. Long-tailed with barred wings and tail. Crown and nape mottled with chestnut and black and boldly spotted with white, with white spotting on sides of neck and mantle. White throat diffusely spotted black, with white merging into chestnut-splashed breast, chestnut flanks marked with white, and irregular dark spotting on white belly. Undergrowth in moist forest.

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Bar-winged Wren Babbler is bigger than Chestnut-crowned Warbler but smaller than Flight Chin Hills Wren Babbler.

This bird

Bar-winged Wren Babbler

Spelaeornis troglodytoides

10–10 cm