Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of White-throated wren-babbler (Napothera pasquieri), recorded as Endangered
White-throated wren-babbler (Napothera pasquieri). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

White-throated wren-babbler

Napothera pasquieri

White-throated wren-babbler is a perching bird in the family Pellorneidae (order Passeriformes) — Napothera pasquieri, recorded as Endangered and tied to Vietnam.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Napothera pasquieri
Recorded from
Vietnam
Taxonomy
Aves · Passeriformes · Pellorneidae · Rimator

Appearance

The white-throated wren-babbler is a bird in the family Pellorneidae.

Range and habitat

It is endemic to northwestern Vietnam (Fansipan mountains). Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Habits

Perching birds hold with three toes forward and one back. A named island starling or leafbird in this catalog is a wild population, not a cage type.

In crisis

White-throated wren-babbler is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on White-throated wren-babbler — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q49560545. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is White-throated wren-babbler?
White-throated wren-babbler is a perching bird in the family Pellorneidae (order Passeriformes) — Napothera pasquieri.
What is the conservation status of White-throated wren-babbler?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Napothera pasquieri. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does White-throated wren-babbler live?
It is endemic to northwestern Vietnam (Fansipan mountains).
Why is White-throated wren-babbler in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Napothera pasquieri?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is White-throated wren-babbler a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.