Spotted Elachura
  A species of Spelaeornis Wren-babblers   Scientific name : Elachura formosa  Genus :   Spelaeornis Wren-babblers    
  Spotted Elachura, A species of Spelaeornis Wren-babblers 
  Botanical name: Elachura formosa 
  Genus:  Spelaeornis Wren-babblers 
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 Description General Info
  Photo By Ashwin Viswanathan  Description
 The spotted elachura measures 10 cm including its short tail. It is brown above and white below. It is dark brown all over, with rufous wings and tail. It also has white speckles all over its body, shifting to black barring on its wings and tail. 
 
    Size 
  10 cm 
    Nest Placement 
  Ground 
  Dite type 
  Insectivorous 
 General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Distribution Area
 It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. This species is found in undergrowth and dense thickets of this type of forest, with a preference for thick fern ground cover, mossy rocks and decaying trunks of fallen trees and brushwood (often near stream or creek) long grass and scrub. 
 
   
 
  Photo By Ashwin Viswanathan  Scientific Classification
 Phylum 
  Chordates   Class 
  Birds   Order 
  Perching birds   Family 
  Old world babblers   Species 
  Spotted Elachura