Tree Babblers, Scimitar Babblers, and Allies
Cachar Wedge-billed Babbler
Stachyris roberti
NTNear Threatened
- Family
- Tree Babblers, Scimitar Babblers, and Allies (Timaliidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The Cachar wedge-billed babbler or chevron-breasted babbler (Stachyris roberti) is a species of bird in the Old World babbler family (Timaliidae). It is named for the Cachar Hills in southern Assam.
It is found from Northeast India, in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and nearby areas. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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Range and habitat
Hill forest of southern Assam (south of the Brahmaputra) to northeastern Myanmar.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Cachar wedge-billed babbler
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
