Barwing (original) (raw)
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Genus of birds
| Barwing | |
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| Taiwan barwing (Actinodura morrisoniana) | |
Scientific classification  |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Leiothrichidae |
| Genus: | ActinoduraGould, 1836 |
| Type species | |
| Actinodura egertoni | |
| Species | |
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The barwings are the genus Actinodura of passerine birds in the family Leiothrichidae. They are found in the hills of Southern Asia, from Eastern India to China and Taiwan.
The genus contains nine species:[1]
Genus Actinodura – Nine species
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bar-throated minla |
Actinodura strigula (Hodgson, 1837) | central Nepal through India, southern China and Bhutan | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
Spectacled barwing |
Actinodura ramsayi Walden, 1875 | China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
Rusty-fronted barwing |
Actinodura egertoni Gould, 1836 | Southeast Asia from the Himalayas to north-eastern Myanmar. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
Blue-winged minla |
Actinodura cyanouroptera (Hodgson, 1837) | Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, and Vietnam. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
Hoary-throated barwing |
Actinodura nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836) | Bhutan, India, Tibet, and Nepal. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
Black-crowned barwing |
Actinodura sodangorum (Eames, JC, Trai Trong Le, Nguyen Cu & Eve, 1998) | Laos and Vietnam | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Streaked barwing | Actinodura souliei Oustalet, 1897 | China and Vietnam. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
Streak-throated barwing |
Actinodura waldeni Godwin-Austen, 1874 | western Yunnan, southern Tibet, Northeast India and Myanmar. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
Taiwan barwing |
Actinodura morrisoniana Ogilvie-Grant, 1906 | Taiwan. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
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- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Laughingthrushes and allies". World Bird List Version 9.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Collar, N. J. & Robson C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.