
Photo: J. Hüet · Public domain
Spelaeornis troglodytoides
Rare visitor: recorded only occasionally in this country
The bar-winged wren-babbler (Spelaeornis troglodytoides) is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, and Myanmar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. There are variations among the populations and three subspecies are named. sherriffi Kinnear, 1934 from eastern Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh indiraji Ripley et al. , 1991 from Arunachal Pradesh (Namdapha National Park) which is named after Indira Gandhi. (Wikipedia, general species account).
souliei Oustalet, 1898 - northern Arunachal Pradesh (NE India) Myanmar and S China Babblers and their close allies are generally active passerines of forest, scrub or undergrowth. Many travel in pairs, family parties or mixed-species flocks while searching foliage, bark and leaf litter for invertebrates, sometimes adding fruit or seeds. Voice and social behaviour are often useful identification clues. These are family-level notes rather than Vietnam-specific breeding measurements (general babbler ecology).