Babblers (Timaliidae)
Streak-throated Barwing (Actinodura waldeni) - HBW 12, p. 277
French: Actinodure de Walden
German: Yünnansibia
Spanish: Actinodura de Yunán
Other common names: Austen’s/Walden’s Barwig; Manipur Barwing (waldeni)
Taxonomy: Actinodura waldeni Godwin-Austen, 1874, Mount Japvo, Naga Hills, Assam, India.
Has been thought to form a superspecies with A. nipalensis, and sometimes considered conspecific. Apparent hybrids between latter and present species (of race daflaensis) found in NE India (W Arunachal Pradesh). Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- daflaensis (Godwin-Austen, 1875) - S China (SE Xizang) and adjacent NE India (C Arunachal Pradesh).
- waldeni Godwin-Austen, 1874 - NE India (S Assam, Nagaland and N Manipur) and adjacent SW part of N Myanmar (Mt Saramati).
- poliotis (Rippon, 1905) - W Myanmar.
- saturatior (Rothschild, 1921) - N Myanmar and S China (NW Yunnan).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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one singing from treetop Locality Eaglenest Pass, Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh, India (ssp daflaensis)
Martin Kennewell 11 April 2010 2 years ago 22 sec 4 -
A bird feeding in different trees Locality Arunachal Pradesh, India (ssp waldeni)
John Gregory 31 March 2007 4 years ago 33 sec 3.8 -
A bird feeding in the lichens on the side of a tree Locality Tragopan Sanctuary, Khonoma, Nagaland, India (ssp waldeni)
Ron Hoff 17 February 2008 3 years ago 15 sec 3.5 -
A bird exploiting the sap that weeps out of the bark of a tree Locality Tragopan Sanctuary, Khonoma, Nagaland, India (ssp waldeni)
Ron Hoff 17 February 2008 3 years ago 6 sec 3.3
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Foraging bird
Locality Mount Victoria (Nat Ma Taung), Chin State, Myanmar
nvoaden 1 December 2009 4 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 3.3
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