Passeriformes / Elachuridae / Elachura
Spotted Elachura
Elachura formosa · 丽星鹩鹛
Introduction
A passerine bird and the sole member of the family Elachuridae, distinct from babblers based on 2014 molecular phylogenetic studies. It inhabits forests in the eastern Himalayas and Southeast Asia.
Description
Measures 10 cm including a short tail. Plumage is dark brown overall with rufous wings and tail. White speckles cover the body, shifting to black barring on the wings and tail.
Distribution & Habitat
Found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam. Habitat consists of subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, specifically in undergrowth and dense thickets with fern ground cover, mossy rocks, decaying trunks, brushwood near streams, long grass, and scrub.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Elachuridae
- Genus
- Elachura
Distribution
eastern Nepal, northeastern India, and northeastern Bangladesh to southeastern China (Yunnan eastward, patchily, to Fujian and Guangdong), southward to west-central Myanmar, central Laos, and northwestern Vietnam
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.
