Hoary-throated barwing

The hoary-throated barwing (Actinodura nipalensis) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.

Illustration of John Gould.

Hoary-throated barwing
Neora Valley National Park, West Bengal, India.
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Leiothrichidae
Genus:	Actinodura
Species:	A. nipalensis
Binomial name
Actinodura nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836)
Synonyms
Sibia nipalensis

It is found in along the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, primarily in the Eastern Himalayas, and ranges across Bhutan, India, Tibet, and Nepal. Its natural habitats are temperate forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.