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 |
| 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.
Species[edit]
The genus contains nine species:[1]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bar-throated minla
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Actinodura strigula (Hodgson, 1837) |
central Nepal through India, southern China and Bhutan | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Spectacled barwing
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Actinodura ramsayi Walden, 1875 |
China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Rusty-fronted barwing
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Actinodura egertoni Gould, 1836 |
Southeast Asia from the Himalayas to north-eastern Myanmar. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Blue-winged minla
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Actinodura cyanouroptera (Hodgson, 1837) |
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, and Vietnam. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Hoary-throated barwing
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Actinodura nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836) |
Bhutan, India, Tibet, and Nepal. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Black-crowned barwing
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Actinodura sodangorum (Eames, JC, Trai Trong Le, Nguyen Cu & Eve, 1998) |
Laos and Vietnam | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Streaked barwing
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Actinodura souliei Oustalet, 1897 |
China and Vietnam. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Streak-throated barwing
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Actinodura waldeni Godwin-Austen, 1874 |
western Yunnan, southern Tibet, Northeast India and Myanmar. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Taiwan barwing
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Actinodura morrisoniana Ogilvie-Grant, 1906 |
Taiwan. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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References[edit]
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Wikispecies has information related to Barwing.
- ^ 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.