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Gypsophila crassa
Also known as: Mountain Wren Babbler
Basic stats
Diet
Insects, small invertebrates
Habitat
Montane forest floor and understorey
Range
Endemic to Borneo (montane interior)
Clutch size
2 eggs
Incubation period
About 15 days
Size
Medium (17–19cm)
Wingspan
~21–23cm
Weight
~35–42g
A Bornean endemic wren babbler of cool montane forest, dark chestnut-brown overall and equipped with strong legs for walking through mossy leaf litter.
Confined to Borneo's central mountain ranges including Kinabalu and Crocker Range, where it forages unobtrusively on the ground beneath dense montane cover.
