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Sikkim Wedge-billed Babbler
Stachyris humei (Mandelli, 1873)
Timaliidae — Babblers, Scimitar Babblers
Sikkim Wedge-billed Babbler, Stachyris humei, is a babbler of the Himalayas of India in the Oriental Region. It was described by Mandelli in 1873. The bird is associated with the Indian state of Sikkim, which gives it its common name. It belongs to the family Timaliidae and the order Passeriformes. Its breeding range is in the Himalayas of India. It lives in broadleaf evergreen forest and bamboo understorey, and it is found at 900–1,950 m. It is also linked with westward-facing slopes in Bhutan and moves to lower elevations in winter.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Timaliidae — Babblers, Scimitar Babblers
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: Himalayas of India
