Alternative name: Soulie's Barwing
- Actinodura souliei
Identification
21 - 23cm. A relatively short-tailed, rufous Barwing:
- Black-and-tan barring on wing and tail
- Silvery ear-coverts and crown
- Heavy dark brown streaks on underparts and on mantle
- Griseinucha with black lores and stronger black and ochre streaking on crown
Sexes similar. Juveniles not described yet.
Distribution
Found in south China (Sichuan and Yunnan) and north Vietnam.
Uncommon and scarce. Reported in the Laba He Forest Park.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- A. s. souliei:
- Oak-rhododendron forests of southern China (southern Sichuan to north-western Yunnan)
- A. s. griseinucha:
Sometimes placed in the genus Ixops.
Habitat
Moist lowland forests. Found at 1700 - 3300m - in a Zone of broad-leaf forest/thick scrub/bamboo - about 300m below where the forest turns into sub-alpine conifer.
Behaviour
No information about breeding.
Resident species. Some altitudinal movement may occur in harsh winters with heavy snowfall.
Diet
Feeds mainly on invertebrates.
Usually seen in small groups, often joins bird waves.
Vocalisation
Recording by sichuan jiujiu, Labahe, China, 2012
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Avibase
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553422
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Streaked Barwing. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Streaked_Barwing
