Fluffy-backed Tit-babbler vs Bar-winged Wren-babbler

Macronus ptilosus compared with Spelaeornis troglodytoides

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Fluffy-backed Tit-babbler Bar-winged Wren-babbler
Scientific Name Macronus ptilosus Spelaeornis troglodytoides
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Timaliidae Timaliidae
Conservation Status Near Threatened Least Concern
Length — —
Wingspan 14.2 cm (5.6 in) 9.8 cm (3.9 in)
Weight 20.900000000000002 g (0.74 oz) 7.0 g (0.25 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 2-3 3-4
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Fluffy-backed Tit-babbler only

Bar-winged Wren-babbler only

None

Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Fluffy-backed Tit-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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