Wedge-billed Wren-babbler

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Wedge-billed Wren-babbler
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Timaliidae Genus: Sphenocichla Species: S. humei
Binomial name
Sphenocichla humei (Mandelli, 1873)

The Wedge-billed Wren-babbler or Wedge-billed Babbler (Sphenocichla humei) is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Sphenocichla. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

[edit] Source

• BirdLife International 2004. Sphenocichla humei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.

[edit] References

• Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) Pp. 70 - 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.