Barwing
| 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: | Actinodura Gould, 1836 |
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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.
Species
The genus contains nine species:[1]
- Bar-throated minla, Actinodura strigula – previously in genus Minla
- Spectacled barwing, Actinodura ramsayi
- Rusty-fronted barwing, Actinodura egertoni
- Blue-winged minla, Actinodura cyanouroptera – previously in genus Minla
- Hoary-throated barwing, Actinodura nipalensis
- Black-crowned barwing, Actinodura sodangorum
- Streaked barwing, Actinodura souliei
- Streak-throated barwing, Actinodura waldeni
- Taiwan barwing, Actinodura morrisoniana
References
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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.