Hoary-throated barwing
| Hoary-throated barwing | |
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| Species Actinodura nipalensis Neora Valley National Park, West Bengal, India. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Leiothrichidae |
| Genus: | Actinodura |
| Species: | A. nipalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Actinodura nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836) | |
The hoary-throated barwing (Actinodura nipalensis) is a species of bird in the Leiothrichidae family.
Illustration of John Gould.
It is found in along the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, primarily in the Eastern Himalayas, and ranges across Bhutan, India, Tibet, and Nepal. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Actinodura nipalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- 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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