Red-tailed minla
Minla ignotincta Hodgson, 1837
The red-tailed minla (Minla ignotincta) is a species in the family Leiothrichidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 14 g to 14.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the red-tailed minla
- Weight
- 14 g – 14.3 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the red-tailed minla live?
Not recorded
What is the red-tailed minla?
The red-tailed minla (Minla ignotincta) is a passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is the only species in the genus Minla.
It is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Its range includes Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
From the Wikipedia article “Red-tailed minla” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-tailed_minla&oldid=1354835286), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the red-tailed minla endangered?
The red-tailed minla is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the red-tailed minla classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyLeiothrichidae
- genusMinla
- SpeciesMinla ignotincta Hodgson, 1837
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- minla celludaCatalan
- timálie rudoocasáCzech
- minla cynffongochWelsh
- Rødhalet MinlaDanish
- RotschwanzminlaGerman
- RotschwanzsivaGerman
- rufavosta leiotrikoEsperanto
- Minla colirrojaSpanish
- kirjominlaFinnish
- Minla à queue rousseFrench
- prugastotrbi drozićCroatian
- rőtfarkú minlaHungarian
- Minla codarossaItalian
- アカオコバシチメドリJapanese
- tikroji minlaLithuanian
- sarkanastes minlaLatvian
- rødhaleminlaNorwegian Bokmål
- लालपुच्छ«ेNepali
- RoodstaartminlaDutch
- rødstjertminlaNorwegian
- kolorzyk rdzawosternyPolish
- minla-de-cauda-vermelhaPortuguese
- zaragateirinho-de-cauda-encarnadaPortuguese
- Краснохвостая минлаRussian
- minla červenochvostáSlovak
- rödstjärtad minlaSwedish
- Al Kuyruklu MinlaTurkish
- мінла рудохвостаUkrainian
- Khướu lùn đuôi đỏVietnamese
- 火尾希鶥Chinese
- 火尾希鶥Chinese
- 火尾希鹛Chinese
- 红尾希鹛Chinese
Relatives of the red-tailed minla
Other species in the same family Leiothrichidae.
Red-billed leiothrix
Leiothrix lutea
Chinese hwamei
Garrulax canorus
Jungle babbler
Argya striata
Silver-eared mesia
Leiothrix argentauris
Blue-winged minla
Actinodura cyanouroptera
White-crested laughingthrush
Garrulax leucolophus
CompareRed-tailed minla vs Red-billed leiothrixRed-tailed minla vs Chinese hwameiRed-tailed minla vs Jungle babblerRed-tailed minla vs Silver-eared mesia
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the red-tailed minla?
An adult red-tailed minla weighs 14 g – 14.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the red-tailed minla endangered?
The red-tailed minla is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the red-tailed minla?
The red-tailed minla (Minla ignotincta) belongs to the family Leiothrichidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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