Passeriformes / Leiothrichidae / Actinodura
Bar-throated Minla
Actinodura strigula · 斑喉希鹛
Introduction
A species in the family Leiothrichidae, currently placed in the genus Actinodura. It inhabits montane forests across a range extending from India to Malaysia.
Distribution & Habitat
Found in montane forests from India to Malaysia at elevations of 1,800–3,750 m (5,910–12,300 ft), occasionally descending to 1,300 m (4,300 ft) in harsh winters. Six widely accepted subspecies include: nominate strigula (central Nepal, India, southern China, Bhutan); simlaensis (northern India, western Nepal); yunnanensis (north-eastern India, southern China, northern Burma, Laos, Vietnam); castanicauda (southern Burma, western and northern Thailand); malayana (Peninsular Malaysia); and traii (central Vietnam). Habitats include evergreen broadleaf, mixed broadleaf and evergreen, pine, oak, rhododendron, and bamboo stands.
Behavior & Ecology
Diet varies seasonally: almost exclusively insectivorous in summer (beetles, caterpillars, other insects), adding berries, seeds, and nectar in winter. Joins flocks with other babblers and yuhinas during the non-breeding season. Forages from the canopy down to near the forest floor. Breeds by laying two to four eggs in a cup nest constructed of grass, bamboo leaves, lichen, and birch bark.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Leiothrichidae
- Genus
- Actinodura
Taxonomy Changes
Minla strigula → Actinodura strigula
Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.
Vocalizations
Subspecies (6)
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Actinodura strigula castanicauda
southern Myanmar (Karenni Hills) to northwestern Thailand
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.
