Barwing
Genus of birds
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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.
| Barwing | |
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| Taiwan barwing (Actinodura morrisoniana) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Leiothrichidae |
| Genus: | Actinodura Gould, 1836 |
| Type species | |
| Actinodura egertoni Gould, 1836 | |
| Species | |
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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 |
.jpg) | 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 |
.jpg) | Streak-throated barwing | Actinodura waldeni | western Yunnan, southern Tibet, Northeast India and Myanmar |
 | Taiwan barwing | Actinodura morrisoniana | Taiwan |
