Streaked Wren-Babbler
Gypsophila brevicaudata
短尾鹪鹛
Introduction
A bird species in the family Pellorneidae. Found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Distribution & Habitat
Occurs across South and Southeast Asia including Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pellorneidae
- Genus
- Gypsophila
- eBird Code
- stwbab1
Taxonomy Changes
Napothera brevicaudata → Gypsophila brevicaudata
Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.
Turdinus brevicaudatus → Gypsophila brevicaudata
Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.
Subspecies (7)
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Gypsophila brevicaudata brevicaudata
southwestern China (western Yunnan), northern, eastern, and southeastern Myanmar and western and northern Thailand
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Gypsophila brevicaudata griseigularis
southeastern Thailand and southwestern Cambodia
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Gypsophila brevicaudata leucosticta
Thai-Malay Peninsula
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Gypsophila brevicaudata proxima
central Vietnam and southern Laos
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Gypsophila brevicaudata rufiventer
southern Vietnam (Langbian Plateau)
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Gypsophila brevicaudata stevensi
southern China (southwestern Guangxi) and northern Indochina
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Gypsophila brevicaudata striata
hill forest of southern Assam (south of the Brahmaputra) to southwestern Myanmar
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.