Rusty-fronted Barwing (Actinodura egertoni)

Other Names (World)
Rusty-fronted Barwing, Spectacled Barwing(!), Himalayan Barwing, Nepal Barwing

Family
Leiotrichidae (Laughingthrushes And Allies)

Size
21.50 - 23.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Gould, 1836

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. Also subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, high altitude shrubland. From 600 - 2,600 m, occasionally down to 300 m.

Range (Guide)

Bhutan, China (mainland), India, Myanmar, Nepal.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (23)...)

Rusty-fronted Barwing (Actinodura egertoni) [XC124920]
by Subhajit Chaudhuri from Trashigang, Bhutan (call, song)

Rusty-fronted Barwing (Actinodura egertoni) [XC770276]
by Dave Guo from Jiangjiazhai, Baoshan, Yunnan, China (song)

Subspecies
Appears to be closely related to Western Spectacled Barwing (Actinodura ramsayi).

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

egertoni Gould, 1836 - Central Nepal east to Bhutan and north-eastern India (east-central Arunachal Pradesh).
lewisi Ripley, 1948 - Eastern Arunachal Pradesh and north-western Myanmar.
khasiana Godwin-Austen, 1876 - Meghalaya, southern Assam (northern Cachar), Nagaland and Manipur, in north-eastern India.
ripponi Ogilvie-Grant & La Touche, 1907 - Mizoram (north-eastern India), and north-eastern and south-western Myanmar and southern China (western and north-western Yunnan).

References
See References.

Files:

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