Rusty-fronted barwing

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

Rusty-fronted barwing
From Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary, Sikkim, India
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Leiothrichidae
Genus:	Actinodura
Species:	A. egertoni
Binomial name
Actinodura egertoni Gould, 1836

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.

Gallery

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  From Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary, East Sikkim, India
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  From Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary, East Sikkim, India
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  Illustration by John Gould

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.