| Barwing | |
|---|---|
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| Taiwan barwing (Actinodura morrisoniana) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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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See text | |
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]
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Bar-throated minla | Actinodura strigula | central Nepal through India, southern China and Bhutan |
 | Spectacled barwing | Actinodura ramsayi | China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. |
 | Rusty-fronted barwing | Actinodura egertoni | Southeast Asia from the Himalayas to north-eastern Myanmar. |
.jpg.webp) | Blue-winged minla | Actinodura cyanouroptera | Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, and Vietnam. |
 | Hoary-throated barwing | Actinodura nipalensis | Bhutan, India, Tibet, and Nepal. |
| Black-crowned barwing | Actinodura sodangorum | Laos and Vietnam | |
| Streaked barwing | Actinodura souliei | China and Vietnam. | |
 | Streak-throated barwing | Actinodura waldeni | western Yunnan, southern Tibet, Northeast India and Myanmar. |
 | Taiwan barwing | Actinodura morrisoniana | Taiwan. |
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.
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