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Cachar Wedge-billed Babbler

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Photo: Mike Prince · CC BY 2.0 (May be cropped or resized)

Stachyris roberti

Basic stats

Diet

Invertebrates (SoIB guild)

Habitat

Subtropical or tropical moist lowland and montane forest

Range

North-east India: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and nearby areas

The Cachar wedge-billed babbler, or chevron-breasted babbler, is an Old World babbler named for the Cachar Hills in southern Assam. It is found in north-east India, in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and nearby areas, in subtropical or tropical moist lowland and montane forest, and is becoming rare due to habitat loss (Wikipedia, general species account).

The cached account gives no description, measurements, diet or breeding information. SoIB 2023 treats it as an Eastern Himalayan endemic and rates it a High conservation priority, a resident forest bird with a Very Restricted range of about 4,440 km² and insufficient data on trends (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).

Quick answers

What does the Cachar Wedge-billed Babbler eat?
Invertebrates (SoIB guild)
What habitat does the Cachar Wedge-billed Babbler live in?
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland and montane forest
Where is the Cachar Wedge-billed Babbler found?
North-east India: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and nearby areas
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