NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Black-crowned Barwing
Actinodura sodangorum J. C. Eames, Trai Trong Le, Nguyen Cu & Eve, 1998
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 black-crowned barwing (Actinodura sodangorum) is a non-migratory bird from Indochina in the family Leiothrichidae (laughingthrushes and allies). The genus name Actinodura is from Ancient Greek meaning "ray-like tail" (actinodes and ura), while the specific epithet sodangorum is from the Xo Dang tribe which lives in Ngoc Linh and other areas in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos where black-crowned barwings are found.
Wikipedia contributors, Black-crowned barwing; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:48:27.339691+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Actinodura sodangorum J. C. Eames, Trai Trong Le, Nguyen Cu & Eve, 1998
- Name authority
- J. C. Eames, Trai Trong Le, Nguyen Cu & Eve, 1998
- Common name
- Black-crowned 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 sodangorum J. C. Eames, Trai Trong Le, Nguyen Cu & Eve, 1998
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 |
| 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.
- Eames, Jonathan Charles, Le Trong Trai, Nguyen Cu, & and Roland Eve. (1998). New species of Barwing Actinodura (Passeriformes: Sylviinae: Timaliini) from the Western Highlands of Vietnam. Ibis, Vol. 141, No. 1. 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:6524M. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.