Spectacled Barwing (Actinodura ramsayi)

Other Names (World)
Western Spectacled Barwing, Spectacled Barwing, Ramsay's Barwing

Family
Leiotrichidae (Laughingthrushes And Allies)

Size
23.50 - 24.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Walden, 1875)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. Also, subtropical and tropical high altitude grassland and shrubland. From 1,000 - 2,500 m, occasionally down to 450 m.

Range (Guide)

China (mainland), Laos (B), Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (29)...)

Spectacled Barwing (Actinodura ramsayi) [XC69931]
by Bram ter Keurs from Doi Inthanon, Km 37 jeep track, Thailand (song)

Spectacled Barwing (Actinodura) [XC890737]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Doi Inthanon National Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand (song)

Subspecies
Appears to be closely related to Rusty-fronted Barwing (Actinodura egertoni). Individuals of this species present in northern Thailand and northern and central Laos (like yunnanensis but greyer above, with buffy rufous restricted to forehead) evidently represent an undescribed subspecies.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

radcliffei Harington, 1910 - East-central and eastern Myanmar. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Eastern Spectacled Barwing (Actinodura radcliffei).
ramsayi (Walden, 1875) - South-eastern Myanmar and north-western Thailand.
yunnanensis Bangs & Phillips, JC, 1914 - Southern China (south-eastern Yunnan, south-western Guizhou, western Guangxi) and northern Vietnam (Tonkin). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Chestnut-tailed Minla (Chrysominla strigula).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Spectacled Barwing (Actinodura ramsayi) - 10 files

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