Liocichla
Genus of birds
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The liocichlas are a group of birds in the genus of the same name, Liocichla, from the family Leiothrichidae. They are found in Asia from India to China. They belong to a clade also containing at least the Leiothrix, the barwings, the minlas and the sibias. The Liocichla radiation likely began sometime between the mid-Miocene and the Miocene-Pliocene boundary[2].
| Liocichla | |
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| Scarlet-faced liocichla (Liocichla ripponi) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Leiothrichidae |
| Genus: | Liocichla R. Swinhoe, 1877 |
| Type species | |
| Liocichla steerii[1] Swinhoe, 1877 | |
| Species | |
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Taxonomy
L. steerii, endemic to the island of Taiwan, is the sister species to all other species in the genus[2]. Molecular evidence also indicates that an L. phoenicea/L. ripponi clade is sister to an L. bugunorum/L. omeiensis clade, and suggests a complex biogeographic history in the group[2].
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| Phylogeny of the genus.[3] |
Species
The genus contains five species:[4]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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 | Liocichla phoenicea | Red-faced liocichla | Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Northeast India, Nepal and western Yunnan. |
| Liocichla ripponi | Scarlet-faced liocichla | Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and southern China. |
| Liocichla omeiensis | Emei Shan liocichla | Sichuan, China. | |
 | Liocichla bugunorum | Bugun liocichla | Arunachal Pradesh, India |
.jpg) | Liocichla steerii | Steere's liocichla | Taiwan. |
