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Streaked Barwing
Actinodura souliei Oustalet, 1897
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Streaked Barwing Actinodura souliei souliei, Pingshan County, Sichuan, China.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The streaked barwing (Actinodura souliei) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. The species is found at altitudes of 1,700 to 3,000 metres (5,600 to 9,800 ft) in China in Sichuan and Yunnan, as well as northwestern Vietnam in provinces such as Lai Châu, Lào Cail, Hà Giang, Điện Biên, Sơn La, and Yên Bái. Natural habitats include subtropical and tropical moist montane forests. Individuals are 21–23 centimetres (8.3–9.1 in) long, brown overall, with blackish streaks on the breast, and finely barred on the wings and tail; the head is brown, with a greyish cheek patch. The species has been assessed as 'Least concern' by the IUCN Red List in 2016 due to its large range, and although there is a population decline it is not sufficiently rapid enough to approach the thresholds to be assessed as 'Vulnerable'. Two subspecies are accepted: A. s. souliei – northern part of the range, in Sichuan (central China) A. s.
Wikipedia contributors, Streaked barwing; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:44:39.159228+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Actinodura souliei Oustalet, 1897
- Name authority
- Oustalet, 1897
- Common name
- Streaked Barwing
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Leiothrichidae
- Genus
- Actinodura
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyLeiothrichidae Swainson, 1832
- genusActinodura Gould, 1836
- speciesActinodura souliei Oustalet, 1897
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Actinodura. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hoary-throated BarwingActinodura nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836) | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spectacled BarwingActinodura ramsayi Walden, 1875 | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-crowned BarwingActinodura sodangorum J. C. Eames, Trai Trong Le, Nguyen Cu & Eve, 1998 | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Taiwan BarwingActinodura morrisoniana Ogilvie-Grant, 1906 | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rusty-fronted BarwingActinodura egertoni Gould, 1836 | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Streak-throated BarwingActinodura waldeni Godwin-Austen, 1874 | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Sibia souliei (Oustalet, 1897) (Oustalet, 1897) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Oustalet, & Jean-Frédéric Émile. (1897). Description de Deux Espèces Nouvelles d’Oiseaux du Yun-nan. Bulletin Du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, Vol. 3. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:64PSP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.