Liocichla
Sign in to saveThe 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.
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Taiwan Liocichla
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLeiothrichidae
Observations1,505
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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.
==Taxonomy== L. steerii, endemic to the island of Taiwan, is the sister species to all other species in the genus. Molecular evidence also indicates that an L. phoenicea/L. ripponi clade is sister to an L. bugunorum/L. omeiensis clade, and suggests a complex biogeographic history in the group.