Minla
| Minla | |
|---|---|
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| Bar-throated minla (Minla strigula) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Leiothrichidae |
| Genus: | Minla Hodgson, 1837 |
| Species | |
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Minla ignotincta | |
The bird genus Minla (from minla, Nepali for M. ignotincta)[1] of the family Leiothrichidae is commonly used for three, most likely unrelated species. The genus is probably best split, with only the red-tailed minla (M. ignotincta) retained in the proposed monotypic genus.
The genus contains the following species:
- Red-tailed minla (Minla ignotincta)
- Bar-throated minla (Minla strigula)
- Blue-winged minla (Minla cyanouroptera)
References
- Collar, N. J. & Robson C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.