Spectacled barwing
Actinodura ramsayi Walden, 1875
The spectacled barwing (Actinodura ramsayi) is a species in the family Leiothrichidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 38.3 g to 38.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the spectacled barwing
- Weight
- 38.4 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
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the spectacled barwing live?
Not recorded
What is the spectacled barwing?
The spectacled barwing (Actinodura ramsayi) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.
It is found in China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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Is the spectacled barwing endangered?
The spectacled barwing 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. What the categories mean.
How is the spectacled barwing classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyLeiothrichidae
- genusActinodura
- SpeciesActinodura ramsayi Walden, 1875
Synonyms Actinura ramsayi
Other names and names in other languages (30)
- Western spectacled barwingEnglish
- actinodura d'ulleresCatalan
- timálie brýlatáCzech
- BrilleskælvingeDanish
- BrillenmeisenhäherlingGerman
- BrillensibiaGerman
- okulvitra leiotrikoEsperanto
- Actinodura de RamsaySpanish
- Sibia de anteojos occidentalSpanish
- rilliraitatimaliFinnish
- Actinodure de RamsayFrench
- prugastorepi drozdaljCroatian
- Alabarrata dagli occhialiItalian
- メジロシマドリJapanese
- akiniuotoji aktinoduraLithuanian
- BrilstreepvleugelDutch
- brillegittervingeNorwegian
- prążkopiór okularowyPolish
- síbia-de-lunetasPortuguese
- asa-malhada-de-lunetasPortuguese
- Очковая сибияRussian
- Очковый пестрокрылRussian
- prúžkavec okuliarnatýSlovak
- glasögonbandvingeSwedish
- นกปีกลายตาขาวThai
- Gözlüklü YazılıkanatTurkish
- сибія бірманськаUkrainian
- 白眶斑翅鹛Chinese
- 白眶斑翅鶥Chinese
- 白眶斑翅鶥Chinese
Relatives of the spectacled barwing
Other species in the same genus Actinodura.
Blue-winged minla
Actinodura cyanouroptera
Rusty-fronted barwing
Actinodura egertoni
Taiwan barwing
Actinodura morrisoniana
Hoary-throated barwing
Actinodura nipalensis
Streak-throated barwing
Actinodura waldeni
Streaked barwing
Actinodura souliei
CompareSpectacled barwing vs Blue-winged minlaSpectacled barwing vs Rusty-fronted barwingSpectacled barwing vs Taiwan barwingSpectacled barwing vs Hoary-throated barwing
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the spectacled barwing?
An adult spectacled barwing weighs 38.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the spectacled barwing endangered?
The spectacled 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 spectacled barwing?
The spectacled barwing (Actinodura ramsayi) 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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