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Cachar Wedge-billed Babbler
Stachyris roberti (Godwin-Austen & Walden, 1875)
Timaliidae — Babblers, Scimitar Babblers
Cachar Wedge-billed Babbler, Stachyris roberti, is a babbler of the Oriental Region, breeding from north-east India to south-west China. It occurs in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and nearby areas, and is associated with subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest as well as subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. The bird takes its name from the Cachar Hills in southern Assam. It belongs to the Timaliidae family and is also known as the chevron-breasted babbler. Habitat loss has made it increasingly uncommon.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Timaliidae — Babblers, Scimitar Babblers
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: ne India to sw China
