Leiothrichidae

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Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Leiothrichidae
Arrow-marked Babbler

Arrow-marked Babbler

Turdoides jardineii (A.Smith, 1836)

Turdoides jardineii, the arrow-marked babbler, is a medium-sized bird found across southern and eastern Africa in several dry and moist habitat types.

Southern Pied-Babbler

Southern Pied-Babbler

Turdoides bicolor (Jardine, 1831)

Turdoides bicolor, the southern pied babbler, is a cooperatively breeding passerine with notable group cooperative care of young.

Brown Babbler

Brown Babbler

Turdoides plebejus (Cretzschmar, 1828)

Turdoides plebejus, the brown babbler, is a medium-sized babbler native to the Sahel region of Africa.

Black-lored Babbler

Black-lored Babbler

Turdoides sharpei (Reichenow, 1891)

Turdoides sharpei is a gregarious grey-brown babbler species found in parts of east-central Africa.

Hartlaub's Babbler

Hartlaub's Babbler

Turdoides hartlaubii (Bocage, 1868)

Hartlaub's babbler is a south-central African bird species in the family Leiothrichidae named for Gustav Hartlaub.

Bare-cheeked Babbler

Bare-cheeked Babbler

Turdoides gymnogenys (Hartlaub, 1865)

Turdoides gymnogenys, the bare-cheeked babbler, is a non-migratory near-endemic southwestern African babbler that lives in family groups.

Northern Pied-Babbler

Northern Pied-Babbler

Turdoides hypoleuca (Cabanis, 1878)

Northern pied babbler (Turdoides hypoleuca) is a Leiothrichidae bird found in Kenya and Tanzania, living in two types of subtropical/tropical habitats.

Blackcap Babbler

Blackcap Babbler

Turdoides reinwardtii (Swainson, 1831)

The blackcap babbler (Turdoides reinwardtii) is a common non-migratory resident breeding bird native to western Africa.

White-eared Sibia

White-eared Sibia

Heterophasia auricularis (Swinhoe, 1864)

The white-eared sibia is an endemic Taiwanese long-tailed babbler that is a partial altitudinal migrant in forest habitats.

Rufous Sibia

Rufous Sibia

Heterophasia capistrata (Vigors, 1831)

The rufous sibia (Heterophasia capistrata) is a distinctive songbird found across northern parts of the Indian subcontinent.

Grey Sibia

Grey Sibia

Heterophasia gracilis (Horsfield, 1840)

Heterophasia gracilis, the grey sibia, is a Leiothrichidae bird found in Asian montane forests.

Black-backed Sibia

Black-backed Sibia

Heterophasia melanoleuca (Blyth, 1859)

The dark-backed sibia (Heterophasia melanoleuca) is a Leiothrichidae bird found in China, Myanmar, and Thailand.

Long-tailed Sibia

Long-tailed Sibia

Heterophasia picaoides (Hodgson, 1839)

The long-tailed sibia (Heterophasia picaoides) is a Southeast Asian leiothrichid bird found across Himalayas to Sumatra.

Black-headed Sibia

Black-headed Sibia

Heterophasia desgodinsi (Oustalet, 1877)

Heterophasia desgodinsi, the black-headed sibia, is a Leiothrichidae bird found in China, Laos, and Vietnam in montane forests.

Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush

Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush

Garrulax monileger (Hodgson, 1836)

The lesser necklaced laughingthrush (Garrulax monileger) is an Asian bird in the Leiothrichidae family.

Chinese Hwamei

Chinese Hwamei

Garrulax canorus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Garrulax canorus is a 21-25 cm songbird native to parts of China, Vietnam, and Laos, introduced elsewhere, and not threatened.

White-crested Laughingthrush

White-crested Laughingthrush

Garrulax leucolophus (Hardwicke, 1816)

The white-crested laughingthrush is a social cooperative breeding bird native to forests from the Himalayas to Southeast Asia.

Taiwan Hwamei

Taiwan Hwamei

Garrulax taewanus Swinhoe, 1859

The Taiwan hwamei is a near-threatened passerine bird endemic to Taiwan, split from the Chinese hwamei as a separate species.

Himalayan Cutia

Himalayan Cutia

Cutia nipalensis Hodgson, 1837

The Himalayan cutia (Cutia nipalensis) is a non-threatened Leiothrichidae bird native to Himalayan region forests.

Red-tailed Minla

Red-tailed Minla

Minla ignotincta Hodgson, 1837

The red-tailed minla is the only species in the genus Minla, found across parts of South and Southeast Asia.

Hoary-throated Barwing

Hoary-throated Barwing

Actinodura nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836)

The hoary-throated barwing is a Leiothrichidae bird found across the Himalayan region of South Asia.

Rusty-fronted Barwing

Rusty-fronted Barwing

Actinodura egertoni Gould, 1836

Rusty-fronted barwing (Actinodura egertoni) is a laughingthrush found from the Himalayas to northeastern Myanmar, living in montane forests.

Spectacled Barwing

Spectacled Barwing

Actinodura ramsayi Walden, 1875

The spectacled barwing (Actinodura ramsayi) is a Leiothrichidae bird found across five Southeast/East Asian countries in moist montane forests.

Taiwan Barwing

Taiwan Barwing

Actinodura morrisoniana Ogilvie-Grant, 1906

Actinodura morrisoniana, the Taiwan barwing, is a Leiothrichidae bird species native to Taiwan.

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