Family
Leiotrichidae (Laughingthrushes And Allies)
Size
24 cm
First Described (Guide)
Eames, Le Trong Trai, Nguyen Cu & Eve, 1999
Habitat
Evergreen forest and adjacent secondary growth, small forest fragments with banana groves amid shifting cultivation and scrub on steeply sloping hillsides, tall, damp grassland and scrub adjacent to evergreen forest and open pine woodland. From c.1,000 - 2,400 m.
Eastern part of southern Laos and adjacent central highlands of central Annam, in Vietnam.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.
Status NT
A proposed major road development that will improve access to its range is the main threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
A mournful, high-pitched, descending 'iee-iee-iee-iuu', sometimes accompanied by second individual giving a high-pitched, steady 'ewh-ewh-ewh'.
Black-crowned Barwing (Actinodura sodangorum) [XC798599]
by id from Ngoc Linh Nature Reserve, \u0110\u1eafk Glei District, Kon Tum, Vietnam (song)
Black-crowned Barwing (Actinodura sodangorum) [XC125319]
by Patrik \u00c5berg from Lo Xo pass, Vietnam (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Similar Species
Western Spectacled Barwing (Actinodura ramsayi) has more conspicuous white eye-ring, more rufous wings and no black on crown.
References
See References.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet