Subspecies in India
This is also known as the Rusty-throated Wren Babbler.
This species is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).
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Spelaeornis badeigularis - Mishmi Wren Babbler
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This rare and endemic species is found only in Arunachal Pradesh, India. It inhabits dense subtropical forests on the hilly regions of Arunachal Pradesh (at the heights of 1,800m-2,400m asl) (BirdLife International 2017).
Conservation Status:
This species is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).
According to the IUCN Red List Assessment, the population of this species is declining, with the current population estimate of 1,500-7,000 individuals. The major threat to this species is habitat disturbance which is due to cutting trees for timber extraction and large scale- agriculture (BirdLife International 2017).
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Andhra Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Assam | |||||||||||||
| Bihar | |||||||||||||
| Chandigarh | |||||||||||||
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| Haryana | |||||||||||||
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| Jharkhand | |||||||||||||
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| Kerala | |||||||||||||
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| Uttarakhand | |||||||||||||
| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
| Total | 2 |
BirdLife International 2017. Spelaeornis badeigularis (amended version of 2016 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T22716118A110161374.
https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22716118A110161374.en. Accessed on 10 February 2020.
https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22716118A110161374.en. Accessed on 10 February 2020.
Page citation
Anonymous 2024. Spelaeornis badeigularis Ripley, 1948 – Mishmi Wren Babbler. In Satose, V., A. Bayani, V. Ramachandran, P. Roy, and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 2.17. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.birdsofindia.org/spelaeornis-badeigularis, accessed 2024/10/06.