Biology:Scaly-breasted wren-babbler
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| From Kedarnath Musk Deer Sanctuary in Uttarakhand, India . | |
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| Species: | P. albiventer
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| Pnoepyga albiventer (Hodgson, 1837)
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The scaly-breasted wren-babbler or scaly-breasted cupwing (Pnoepyga albiventer) is a species of bird in the Pnoepyga wren-babblers family, Pnoepygidae. It is found in southern and eastern Asia from the Himalayas to Indochina.
Taxonomy and systematics
The Taiwan wren-babbler was once treated as a subspecies of the scaly-breasted wren-babbler.
Description
The scaly-breasted wren-babbler is a very small babbler with almost no tail, around 9 cm long and weighing between 19-23 g. The plumage is olive on the back and lightly scalloped on the chest.
Distribution and habitat
The natural habitat of the scaly-breasted wren-babbler is subtropical moist montane forest. Within that habitat it is usually found near water. The species undertakes some altitudinal migration, moving closer to sea level during the winter over some of its range.
Gallery
in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India
in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India
in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India
References
- Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
Wikidata ☰ Q1037477 entry
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