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Cachar wedge billed babbler

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Timaliidae

Genus
  
Sphenocichla

Order
  
Passerine

Class
  
Aves

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Cachar wedge-billed babbler orientalbirdimagesorgimagesdatawedgebilledwren

Similar
  
Mindanao miniature babbler, Sikkim wedge‑billed babbler, Grey‑bellied wren‑babbler, Chin Hills wren‑babbler, Visayan pygmy babbler

The Cachar wedge-billed babbler or chevron-breasted babbler (Sphenocichla roberti) is a species of bird in the Old World babbler family (Timaliidae). It is named for the Cachar Hills in southern Assam.

It is found from Northeast India, in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and nearby areas. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

References

Cachar wedge-billed babbler Wikipedia