Bar-winged Wren-babbler vs Chevron-breasted Babbler

Spelaeornis troglodytoides compared with Stachyris roberti

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Bar-winged Wren-babbler Chevron-breasted Babbler
Scientific Name Spelaeornis troglodytoides Stachyris roberti
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Timaliidae Timaliidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Near Threatened
Length
Wingspan 9.8 cm (3.9 in) 14.9 cm (5.9 in)
Weight 7.0 g (0.25 oz) 36.0 g (1.27 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 3-4 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Bar-winged Wren-babbler only

None

Chevron-breasted Babbler only

None

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Bar-winged Wren-babbler

Near Threatened

Chevron-breasted 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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