The bar-throated minla or chestnut-tailed minla (''Actinodura strigula''), or even bar-throated siva, is a species of

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in the laughingthrush and babbler family Leiothrichidae. Traditionally, it has been placed in the genus ''

Minla The red-tailed minla (''Minla ignotincta'') is a passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is the only species in the genus ''Minla''. It is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Its range includes Bangladesh, Bhutan, Ind ...

'' but is now placed in ''

Actinodura The barwings are the genus ''Actinodura'' of passerine birds in the family Leiothrichidae. They are found in the hills of Southern Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a cont ...

''. The species is found in montane forest from

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. Eight subspecies have been described, of which six are widely accepted. The nominate subspecies, ''Chrysominla strigula strigula'', is found from central Nepal through India, southern China and Bhutan. ''C. s. simlaensis'' is found in northern India and western Nepal, ''C. s. yunnanensis'' is found in north-eastern India, southern China, northern Burma, Laos and Vietnam, ''C. s. castanicauda'' is found in southern Burma and western and northern Thailand, ''C. s. malayana'' is found in Peninsular Malaysia and ''C. s. traii'' is restricted to central Vietnam.Collar, N. & Robson, C. (2017). Bar-throated Minla (''Chrysominla strigula''). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/59653 on 5 March 2017). The bar-throated minla occupies a range of montane forest habitats from . The species is mainly resident but may move to lower altitudes during harsh winters, coming as low as . Among the forest types it may occur in are evergreen broadleaf forest, mixed broadleaf and evergreen forest, pine forest, pine or oak and rhododendron forest, rhododendron or bamboo stands. The diet of the bar-throated minla varies by season; during the summer months it is almost exclusively insectivorous, taking beetles, caterpillars and other insects. In the winter months it will also take berries, seeds, and nectar. It will join flocks of other babblers and yuhinas in the non-breeding season, and feeds from the canopy down to near the forest floor. Two to four eggs are laid in a cup of grass, bamboo leaves, lichen and birch bark.

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File:Bar-throated Siva Fambong Lho WLS March 2014.jpg, Specimen from

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File:Chestnut-tailed Minla I IMG 7044.jpg, At around 11,000 ft. altitude in

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District of

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bar-throated minla The bar-throated minla or chestnut-tailed minla (''Actinodura strigula''), or even bar-throated siva, is a species of bird in the laughingthrush and babbler family Leiothrichidae. Traditionally, it has been placed in the genus ''Minla'' but is no ...

Birds of Bhutan Birds of Nepal Birds of Northeast India Birds of Southeast Asia Birds of Yunnan

Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN