Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-babbler vs Bar-winged Wren-babbler

Erythrogenys erythrogenys compared with Spelaeornis troglodytoides

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-babbler Bar-winged Wren-babbler
Scientific Name Erythrogenys erythrogenys Spelaeornis troglodytoides
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Timaliidae Timaliidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length — —
Wingspan 19.0 cm (7.5 in) 9.8 cm (3.9 in)
Weight 57.7 g (2.04 oz) 7.0 g (0.25 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 3 3-4
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-babbler only

None

Bar-winged Wren-babbler only

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-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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