Snowy-cheeked laughingthrush

Garrulax sukatschewi Photo by Chong Cha (Flickr) Common name:snowy-cheeked laughingthrush (en); zaragateiro-de-Sukatschev (pt); garrulaxe de Sukatschev (fr); charlatán de Sukatschev (es); Kansuhäherling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is endemic to China, only being found in the south-western parts of the country, in the Min Shan mountains in southern Gansu province and adjacent parts of north-central Sichuan…

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Streak-throated barwing

Actinodura waldeni Photo by Yathin Krishnappa (Mango Verde) Common name:streak-throated barwing (en); asa-malhada-de-Walden (pt); actinodure de Walden (fr); actinodura de Yunán (es); Yünnansibia (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is found in Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bhutan and marginally across the border into southern China and northern India.Size:These birds are 20-22 cm long and weigh 39-56 g.Habitat:The streak-throated barwing is found in tropical…

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Red-tailed laughingthrush

Garrulax milnei Photo by David Blank (Animal Diversity Web) Common name:red-tailed laughingthrush (en); zaragateiro-de-cauda-vermelha (pt); garrulaxe à queue rouge (fr); charlatán colirrojo (es); rotschwanzhäherling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:The red-tailed laughingthrush is found in south-eastern Asia, from southern China to Myanmar, Laos, northern Thailand and Vietnam.Size:These birds are 25-28 cm long and weigh 100-130 g.Habitat:The red-tailed laughingthrush is mostly…

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Rusty-cheeked scimitar-babbler

Pomatorhinus erythrogenys Photo by Nitin Srinivasamurthy (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:rusty-cheeked scimitar-babbler (en); zaragateiro-de-simitarra-ferrugíneo (pt); pomatorhin à joues rousse (fr); cimitarra carirrufa (es); rotwangensäbler (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is found in the foothills of the Himalayas, from north-eastern Pakistan to Nepal, Bhutan and northern Myanmar and Thailand.Size:These birds are 27-28 cm long and weigh 50-60 g.Habitat:They are mainly found in…

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Giant laughingthrush

Garrulax maximus Photo by Philip He (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:giant laughingthrush (en); zaragateiro-gigante (pt); garrulaxe géant (fr); charlatán gigante (es); riesenhäherling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is found in south-western China and in northern India.Size:These birds are 32-36 cm long.Habitat:The giant laughingthrush is found in open broadleaf and mixed broadleaf-coniferous forests and bamboo scrublands in broadleaf evergreen…

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Silver-eared mesia

Leiothrix argentauris Photo by J.J. Harrison (Wikipedia) Common name:silver-eared mesia (en); rouxinol-de-faces-prateadas (pt); léiothrix à joues argent (fr); leiotrix cariblanco (de); silberohr-sonnenvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This Asian species is found around the Himalayas, in Nepal, northern India and in western and south-western China, and through Bangladesh and Myanmar, across Indochina and down to Indonesia.Size:These birds are 16-18 cm…

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Common babbler

Turdoides caudatus Photo by Rajiv Lather (Birding in India and South Asia) Common name:common babbler (en); zaragateiro-de-cauda-comprida (pt); cratérope indien (fr); turdoide indio (es); langschwanzdrossling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This Asian species is found from Iraq, Kuwait and Iran, through Afghanistan and Pakistan, across India and into Nepal.Size:These birds are 23 cm long and weigh 30-40 g.Habitat:The common…

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Black chinned yuhina

Yuhina nigrimenta Common name:black-chinned yuhina (en); iuína-de-garganta-preta (pt); yuhina à menton noir (fr); yuhina barbinegra (es); meisenyuhina (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This Asian species is found from northern India, Nepal and Bhutan, through Bangladesh, and into southern China, Myanmar, Cambodja and Vietnam.Size:These birds are 10 cm long and weigh 9-10 g.Habitat:Black-chinned yuhinas are found in tropical and sub-tropical moist forests,…

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