Leiothrichidae
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
Turdoides bicolor (Jardine, 1831)
Turdoides bicolor, the southern pied babbler, is a cooperatively breeding passerine with notable group cooperative care of young.
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
Turdoides sharpei (Reichenow, 1891)
Turdoides sharpei is a gregarious grey-brown babbler species found in parts of east-central Africa.
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
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
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
Turdoides reinwardtii (Swainson, 1831)
The blackcap babbler (Turdoides reinwardtii) is a common non-migratory resident breeding bird native to western Africa.
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
Heterophasia capistrata (Vigors, 1831)
The rufous sibia (Heterophasia capistrata) is a distinctive songbird found across northern parts of the Indian subcontinent.
Grey Sibia
Heterophasia gracilis (Horsfield, 1840)
Heterophasia gracilis, the grey sibia, is a Leiothrichidae bird found in Asian montane forests.
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
Heterophasia picaoides (Hodgson, 1839)
The long-tailed sibia (Heterophasia picaoides) is a Southeast Asian leiothrichid bird found across Himalayas to Sumatra.
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
Garrulax monileger (Hodgson, 1836)
The lesser necklaced laughingthrush (Garrulax monileger) is an Asian bird in the Leiothrichidae family.
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
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
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
Cutia nipalensis Hodgson, 1837
The Himalayan cutia (Cutia nipalensis) is a non-threatened Leiothrichidae bird native to Himalayan region forests.
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
Actinodura nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836)
The hoary-throated barwing is a Leiothrichidae bird found across the Himalayan region of South Asia.
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
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
Actinodura morrisoniana Ogilvie-Grant, 1906
Actinodura morrisoniana, the Taiwan barwing, is a Leiothrichidae bird species native to Taiwan.
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