Timaliidae

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…

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…

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…

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…