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Photo by James Eaton
Gunang Kerinci, Sumatra, Indonesia, November 2008

Alternative names: Rufous-chested Wren-Babbler; Sumatran Wren-Babbler; Sumatran Large Wren-Babbler

Napothera rufipectus

Turdinus rufipectus

[edit] Identification

18 - 19cm. A mid-sized babbler.

• Scaled dark brown above
• Dull rusty with vague dark scales and pale streaks below
• Whitish throat

Sexes similar. Juveniles undescribed.

[edit] Distribution

Endemic to Sumatra, Indonesia.
Restricted-range species but common in parts of its range.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic.
May form a superspecies with Black-throated Wren-Babbler and Large Wren-Babbler.
Also placed in genus Turdinus.

[edit] Habitat

Primary montane broadleaf evergreen forest. Also in dense roadside vegetation in conifer plantations. Found at 900 - 2500m.

[edit] Behaviour

Feeds on insects and small snails.
Usually seen on the ground or just above it, foraging in leaf litter.
No information about breeding.
Resident species.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553422

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