
Liocichlas
Liocichla
The liocichlas are a group of birds in the genus of the same name, Liocichla, from the family Leiothrichidae. They are found in Asia from India to China. They belong to a clade also containing at least the Leiothrix, the barwings, the minlas and the sibias. The Liocichla radiation likely began sometime between the mid-Miocene and the Miocene-Pliocene boundary.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species

Taiwan Liocichla
speciesLiocichla steerii

Scarlet-faced Liocichla
speciesLiocichla ripponi

Red-faced Liocichla
speciesLiocichla phoenicea

Emei Shan Liocichla
speciesLiocichla omeiensis

Bugun Liocichla
speciesLiocichla bugunorum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 15587.