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Rusty-fronted barwing

The rusty-fronted barwing is a species of bird in the laughingthrush family, Leiothrichidae.

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Jun 20, 2026
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Length
156 w
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Source
Rusty-fronted barwing
From Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary, Sikkim, India
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Leiothrichidae
Genus: Actinodura
Species:
A. egertoni
Binomial name
Actinodura egertoni
Gould, 1836

The rusty-fronted barwing (Actinodura egertoni) is a species of bird in the laughingthrush family, Leiothrichidae.

It is found in Southeast Asia from the Himalayas to north-eastern Myanmar. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Actinodura egertoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T22716557A131974607. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22716557A131974607.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  • Collar, N. J. & Robson C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.