Spelaeornis

Spelaeornis, the typical wren-babblers, is a bird genus in the family Timaliidae. Among this group, the typical wren-babblers are quite closely related to the type species, the chestnut-capped babbler (Timalia pileata). One species that was earlier placed in the genus, the spotted elachura has been removed to a genus of its own Elachura and placed in a separate family.^[2]

Typical wren-babblers
Rufous-throated wren-babbler, (Spelaeornis caudatus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Timaliidae
Genus:	Spelaeornis David & Oustalet, 1877
Type species
Pnoepyga troglodytoides[1] J. Verreaux, 1871
Species
8, see text

Species

It contains the following 8 species:

Image	Common Name	Scientific name	Distribution
	Rufous-throated wren-babbler	Spelaeornis caudatus	Bhutan, India, and Nepal.
	Mishmi wren-babbler	Spelaeornis badeigularis	Northeast India.
	Bar-winged wren-babbler	Spelaeornis troglodytoides	Bhutan, China, India, and Myanmar.
	Naga wren-babbler	Spelaeornis chocolatinus	Nagaland and Manipur.
	Grey-bellied wren-babbler	Spelaeornis reptatus	China (Yunnan), India (Arunachal Pradesh), Myanmar, and Thailand.
	Chin Hills wren-babbler	Spelaeornis oatesi	India and Myanmar.
	Pale-throated wren-babbler	Spelaeornis kinneari	Vietnam
	Tawny-breasted wren-babbler	Spelaeornis longicaudatus	Khasi Hills of Northeast India