The blue-winged minla (Actinodura cyanouroptera), also known as the blue-winged siva, is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.
| Blue-winged minla | |
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| At Nalni, Uttarakhand, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Leiothrichidae |
| Genus: | Actinodura |
| Species: | A. cyanouroptera
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| Binomial name | |
| Actinodura cyanouroptera (Hodgson, 1837)
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| Synonyms | |
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Siva cyanouroptera | |
It has in the past been placed in the genus Minla and also in the monotypic Siva.[2]
It is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, ranging across Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[3]
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Siva cyanouroptera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22716576A94501013. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22716576A94501013.en. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2023). "Laughingthrushes and allies". World Bird List. 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ Collar, N. J. & Robson C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.