Scaly-breasted Wren-babbler (Pnoepyga albiventer)
IUCN Red List Status & Threats :
References:
1. Latin Names of Indian Birds Explained - Satish Pande
2. http://ibc.lynxeds.com
3. http://www.birdlife.org
Image Copyright © Prasanna Parab. Please do not use any image without prior permission from the copyright holder.
French: Timalie à ventre blanc German:Himalajaschuppentimalie Spanish: Ratina Ventriblanca
Other common names: Eastern/Greater Scaly-breasted Wren-babbler, Scaly-breasted Wren.
Family: Timaliidae (Babblers and parrotbills)
Taxonomy: [Tesia] Albiventer Hodgson, 1837, Ilam District, eastern Nepal.
Formerly treated as conspecific with P. formosana. Two subspecies recognized.
Formerly treated as conspecific with P. formosana. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution :
- pallidior Kinnear, 1924 - N India (W Himachal Pradesh) E to WC Nepal.
- albiventer (Hodgson, 1837) - EC Nepal E to Bhutan and NE Indian hill states (except Meghalaya), S & SC China (S & SE Xizang, N & C Sichuan S to NW Yunnan), N & W Myanmar and N Vietnam (W Tonkin).
IUCN Red List Status & Threats :
Least Concern.
Habitat & Altitude:
Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
Artificial/ Terrestrial | Arable lands/ Plantations/ Rural Gardens | Suitable/ Marginal | Resident |
Forest | Subtropical/ Tropical Moist Lowland | Suitable | Non-breeding |
Forest | Subtropical/ Tropical Moist Montane | Major | Resident |
Grassland | Subtropical/ Tropical High altitude | Suitable | Resident |
Shrubland | Subtropical/ Tropical High altitude | Suitable | Resident |
Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (Includes waterfalls) | Suitable | Resident |
Altitude | 275 – 3900 m |
About the Photograph:
On the return from Mayodia, we had a brief walk for an hour along the road, Chewang was quick to identify and spot the bird, but we would hardly see it in the dark bushes, this shot was taken at high ISO as usual, as i do not prefer to fire a flash for Bird or Wildlife photography.References:
1. Latin Names of Indian Birds Explained - Satish Pande
2. http://ibc.lynxeds.com
3. http://www.birdlife.org
Image Copyright © Prasanna Parab. Please do not use any image without prior permission from the copyright holder.