Mishmi Wren-Babbler
Spelaeornis badeigularis Ripley, 1948
Timaliidae — Babblers, Scimitar Babblers
Mishmi Wren-Babbler, Spelaeornis badeigularis, is a bird of the Mishmi Hills in north-east India, where it breeds in the Oriental Region. It belongs to the Timaliidae family and is confined to this part of India. Its habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. The species was first described by Ripley in 1948 from a bird collected in 1947. It was not recorded again until 2004, when a survey found it to be moderately common in a limited area of the Mishmi Hills in Arunachal Pradesh.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Timaliidae — Babblers, Scimitar Babblers
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: ne India (Mishmi Hills)
