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[[Image:Pygmy_Wren_Babbler.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Photo by Ayuwat<br />Photo taken: Doi Inthanon, Chiangmai, [[Thailand]]]] | [[Image:Pygmy_Wren_Babbler.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Photo by Ayuwat<br />Photo taken: Doi Inthanon, Chiangmai, [[Thailand]]]] | ||
Revision as of 16:12, 9 June 2009
Featured Article: Pygmy Wren Babbler
Alternative names: Brown Wren Babbler; Lesser Scaly-breasted Wren Babbler; Taiwan Wren Babbler (formosana)
More often heard than seen. Forages on the ground, sometimes up to 2m in trees, feeding on ants, other insects and spiders.
Breeding season differs through range, March to September in northern parts, July to May in Java, November to December in Sumatra. The nest is a ball of moss or a built-in structure made of long strands of green moss, the inner part formed to a cup. It's placed in moss, orchids, ferns or creepers hanging down from large trees, close to the ground. Lays 2 - 6 eggs.
Resident species with some local altitudinal movements. [Read More...]
