NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Spectacled Barwing
Actinodura ramsayi Walden, 1875
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The spectacled barwing (Actinodura ramsayi) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.
It is found in China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Wikipedia contributors, Spectacled barwing; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:15:23.788970+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Actinodura ramsayi Walden, 1875
- Name authority
- Walden, 1875
- Common name
- Spectacled 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 ramsayi Walden, 1875
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 |
| 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 |
| Streaked BarwingActinodura souliei Oustalet, 1897 | 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 |
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.
- Walden, & Arthur. (1875). Descriptions of some undescribed Species of Birds discovered by Lieutenant Wardlaw Ramsay in Burma. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Vol. 15. 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:64Q4M. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.