Barwing
| Barwing | |
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| Taiwan barwing (Actinodura morrisoniana) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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.
Categories:
- Actinodura
- Bird genera
- Leiothrichidae