Birds of India - The New Synopsis

A complete checklist of bird species and subspecies found in India

Passeriformes (Perching Birds)

Elachuridae (Elachura)

• Elachura Oates, 1889 The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Birds. 1st ed. 1 p.328,339 Troglodytes punctatus Blyth, 1845; Type by monotypy = Troglodytes formosus Walden, 1874
  • 1063. Spotted Elachura Elachura formosa (Walden, 1874) [HB#1206]
    Original Description: T[roglodytes]. formosus Walden, 1874 Ibis p.91 (Darjeeling)
    Alternative Names: Spotted Wren Babbler, Spotted Short-tailed Wren Babbler, Elachura
    Distribution: N Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal, E Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Cachar, Manipur, and Mizoram.
    Specimens: UMMZ, FMNH
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.