Barwing
Encyclopedia
The Barwings are the genus Actinodura of passerine
bird
s in the Old World babbler
family. They are found in the hills of southern Asia
from India
east to China
and Taiwan
.
Passerine
A passerine is a bird of the order Passeriformes, which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds or, less accurately, as songbirds, the passerines form one of the most diverse terrestrial vertebrate orders: with over 5,000 identified species, it has roughly...
bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
s in the Old World babbler
Old World babbler
The Old World babblers or timaliids are a large family of mostly Old World passerine birds. They are rather diverse in size and coloration, but are characterised by soft fluffy plumage. These are birds of tropical areas, with the greatest variety in Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent...
family. They are found in the hills of southern Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
from India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
east to China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
.
Species in taxonomic order
- Rusty-fronted BarwingRusty-fronted BarwingThe Rusty-fronted Barwing is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....
(Actinodura egertoni) - Spectacled BarwingSpectacled BarwingThe Spectacled Barwing is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
(Actinodura ramsayi) - Black-crowned BarwingBlack-crowned BarwingThe Black-crowned Barwing is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Laos and Vietnam.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and plantations .It is...
(Actinodura sodangorum) - Hoary-throated BarwingHoary-throated BarwingThe Hoary-throated Barwing is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Bhutan, China, India, and Nepal. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....
(Actinodura nipalensis) - Streak-throated BarwingStreak-throated BarwingThe Streak-throated Barwing is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is found in China, India, and Myanmar.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
(Actinodura waldeni) - Streaked BarwingStreaked BarwingThe Streaked Barwing is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in China and Vietnam.Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
(Actinodura souliei) - Formosan BarwingFormosan BarwingThe Formosan Barwing or Taiwan Barwing is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in China and Taiwan.Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
(Actinodura morrisoniana)