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Rusty-fronted barwing

Actinodura egertoni Gould, 1836

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The rusty-fronted barwing (Actinodura egertoni) is a species in the family Leiothrichidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 35.8 g to 36 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Rusty-fronted barwing (Actinodura egertoni)
Photo: Thibaud Aronson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the rusty-fronted barwing

Weight
36 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc 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

Photos of the rusty-fronted barwing

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Rusty-fronted barwing (Actinodura egertoni)
J Gould and H C Richter · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the rusty-fronted barwing live?

Not recorded

What is the rusty-fronted barwing?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The rusty-fronted barwing (Actinodura egertoni) is a species of bird in the laughingthrush family, Leiothrichidae.

It is found in Southeast Asia from the Himalayas to north-eastern Myanmar. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

From the Wikipedia article “Rusty-fronted barwing” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rusty-fronted_barwing&oldid=1379734560), 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 rusty-fronted barwing endangered?

The rusty-fronted barwing is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the rusty-fronted barwing classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyLeiothrichidae
  6. genusActinodura
  7. SpeciesActinodura egertoni Gould, 1836

Synonyms Actinodura ripponi, Leiocincla plumosa

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • actinodura d'EgertonCatalan
  • timálie rezavošedáCzech
  • adainresog talcenwinauWelsh
  • Rødpandet SkælvingeDanish
  • RotstirnsibiaGerman
  • Roststirn-MeisenhäherlingGerman
  • Rotstirn-SibiaGerman
  • rufafrunta leiotrikoEsperanto
  • Sibia de EgertonSpanish
  • Actinodura de EgertonSpanish
  • ruosteotsatimaliFinnish
  • Actinodure d'EgertonFrench
  • Actinodure d’EgertonFrench
  • prugastokrili drozdaljCroatian
  • rőthomlokú szalagostimáliaHungarian
  • Alabarrata fronteruggineItalian
  • クリビタイシマドリJapanese
  • rudakaktė aktinoduraLithuanian
  • GrijskopstreepvleugelDutch
  • maskegittervingeNorwegian
  • prążkopiór rdzawoczelnyPolish
  • síbia-ferrugíneaPortuguese
  • asa-malhada-ruivoPortuguese
  • Краснолобая сибияRussian
  • Рыжелобый пестрокрылRussian
  • prúžkavec húštinovýSlovak
  • brunpannad bandvingeSwedish
  • Egerton YazılıkanadıTurkish
  • сибія рудолобаUkrainian
  • 栗额斑翅鹛Chinese
  • 栗額斑翅鶥Chinese
  • 栗額斑翅鶥Chinese
  • 锈额斑翅鹛Chinese

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Relatives of the rusty-fronted barwing

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Common questions

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How big is the rusty-fronted barwing?

An adult rusty-fronted barwing weighs 36 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the rusty-fronted barwing endangered?

The rusty-fronted barwing 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 rusty-fronted barwing?

The rusty-fronted barwing (Actinodura egertoni) belongs to the family Leiothrichidae in the order Passeriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{rusty_fronted_barwing_2026,
  title = {Rusty-fronted barwing (Actinodura egertoni)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rusty-fronted-barwing},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}