Crescent-chested Babbler vs Bar-winged Wren-babbler

Cyanoderma melanothorax compared with Spelaeornis troglodytoides

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Crescent-chested Babbler Bar-winged Wren-babbler
Scientific Name Cyanoderma melanothorax Spelaeornis troglodytoides
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Timaliidae Timaliidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 10.9 cm (4.3 in) 9.8 cm (3.9 in)
Weight 16.0 g (0.56 oz) 7.0 g (0.25 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 2-3 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Crescent-chested Babbler only

None

Bar-winged Wren-babbler only

None

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Crescent-chested Babbler

Least Concern

Bar-winged Wren-babbler

About These Birds

Bar-winged Wren-babbler

The Bar-winged Wren-babbler is a small secretive babbler of the family Timaliidae found in dense undergrowth and bamboo thickets in the mountains of southwestern China and adjacent Southeast Asia. Weighing about 7g with a wingspan of 9.8cm, it has distinctive barred wings and skulking habits. It creeps mouse-like through low vegetation, feeding on insects and other invertebrates.

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