Rusty-throated Wren-babbler vs Bar-winged Wren-babbler

Spelaeornis badeigularis compared with Spelaeornis troglodytoides

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Rusty-throated Wren-babbler Bar-winged Wren-babbler
Scientific Name Spelaeornis badeigularis Spelaeornis troglodytoides
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Timaliidae Timaliidae
Conservation Status Near Threatened Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 9.3 cm (3.7 in) 9.8 cm (3.9 in)
Weight 6.0 g (0.21 oz) 7.0 g (0.25 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size -- 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Rusty-throated Wren-babbler only

None

Bar-winged Wren-babbler only

None

Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Rusty-throated Wren-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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