Barwing
| Barwing | |
|---|---|
| Taiwan barwing (Actinodura morrisoniana) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Leiothrichidae |
| Genus: | Gould, 1836 |
| Type species | |
| Actinodura egertoni Gould, 1836
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| 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.
Taxonomy
The genus Actinodura was introduced in 1836 by the English ornithologist John Gould with Actinodura egertoni Gould 1836, the rusty-fronted barwing, as the type species.[1][2] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek ακτινωδης/aktinōdēs meaning "like rays" with ουρα/oura meaning "tail".[3]
The genus contains nine species:[4]
| 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 | |
| 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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- ^ Gould, John (1836). "Actinodura". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 4 (38): 17–18.
- ^ Mayr, Ernst; Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, eds. (1964). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 10. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 390.
- ^ Jobling, James A. "Actinodura". The Key to Scientific Names. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ 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.