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Passeriformes / Pellorneidae / Gypsophila

Streaked Wren-Babbler

Gypsophila brevicaudata · 短尾鹪鹛

IUCN: Least Concern Found in China

Introduction

A species in the family Pellorneidae found in subtropical or tropical moist lowland and montane forests across South and Southeast Asia.

Distribution & Habitat

Found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Natural habitats include subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

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Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Pellorneidae
Genus
Gypsophila

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)

  • Gypsophila brevicaudata brevicaudata

    southwestern China (western Yunnan), northern, eastern, and southeastern Myanmar and western and northern Thailand

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.