Barwing
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| Taiwan barwing | |
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| Genus: | Actinodura Gould, 1836
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The barwings are the genus Actinodura of passerine birds in the Leiothrichidae family. They are found in the hills of southern Asia from India east to China and Taiwan.
Species in taxonomic order
- Rusty-fronted barwing (Actinodura egertoni)
- Spectacled barwing (Actinodura ramsayi)
- Black-crowned barwing (Actinodura sodangorum)
- Hoary-throated barwing (Actinodura nipalensis)
- Streak-throated barwing (Actinodura waldeni)
- Streaked barwing (Actinodura souliei)
- Taiwan barwing (Actinodura morrisoniana)
References
- 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.