Babblers (Timaliidae)
Crimson-faced Liocichla (Liocichla phoenicea) - HBW 12, p. 264
French: Garrulaxe à ailes rouges
German: Sikkim-Karminflügelhäherling
Spanish: Charlatán Carirrojo
Other common names: Red-faced Liocichla, Crimson-winged Laughingthrush
Taxonomy: Ianthocincla phoenicea Gould, 1837, Nepal.
Has been treated in expanded genus Garrulax, but placement in present genus supported by recent molecular studies. Often treated as conspecific with L. ripponi. No definite records from Nepal, despite type-locality restriction (although “Nepal” specimens exist). Individuals at Gongshan, in NW Yunnan (China), of uncertain race, presumed to belong with nominate. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- phoenicea (Gould, 1837) - Sikkim and N West Bengal E to Bhutan and NE India (Arunachal Pradesh) and adjacent N Myanmar and S China (Gongshan, in extreme NW Yunnan).
- bakeri (E. J. O. Hartert, 1908) - Meghalaya, S Assam (N Cachar), Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram, in NE India, N Myanmar (W & S parts) and adjacent S China (W Yunnan).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird feeding on some blooms Locality Khonoma, Nagaland, India (ssp phoenicea)
Ron Hoff 19 February 2008 3 years ago 40 sec 2.4
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Adult bird on a branch.
Locality Leeds Castle, Kent County, England, Great Britain
Tomasz Doroń 22 August 2009 2 years ago 2.5
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