Passeriformes / Leiothrichidae / Actinodura
Blue-winged Minla
Actinodura cyanouroptera · 蓝翅希鹛
Introduction
A species in the family Leiothrichidae, formerly placed in the genera Minla and Siva. It inhabits subtropical or tropical moist montane forests across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
Distribution & Habitat
Found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Leiothrichidae
- Genus
- Actinodura
Taxonomy Changes
Minla cyanouroptera → Actinodura cyanouroptera
Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.
Vocalizations
Subspecies (8)
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Actinodura cyanouroptera aglae
hill forest of southeastern Assam and western Myanmar
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.
