Babblers (Timaliidae)

Rufous-throated Wren-babbler (Spelaeornis caudatus) - HBW 12, p. 174

French: Timalie à gorge rousse German: Rotkehl-Zaunkönigstimalie Spanish: Ratina Golirrufa
Other common names: Tailed/Short-tailed Wren-babbler

Taxonomy: T[esia]. caudata Blyth, 1845, Darjeeling, India.
May form a superspecies with S. badeigularis; often treated as conspecific, but recent museum and field studies support treatment as separate species. Monotypic.

Distribution: E Nepal E to NE India (W Arunachal Pradesh).