Wildlifeof Vietnam
Bar-throated Minla
Babblers, Laughingthrushes & White-eyes
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Actinodura strigula
Rare visitor: recorded only occasionally in this country
Basic stats
Diet
Almost exclusively insects (beetles, caterpillars) in summer; from canopy to near the forest floor
Habitat
Montane forest at 1,800–3,750m; cup nest of grass, bamboo leaves, lichen and birch bark
Range
Montane forest from India to Malaysia
Clutch size
2–4 eggs
The bar-throated, or chestnut-tailed, minla, also called the bar-throated siva, is a bird of the laughingthrush and babbler family Leiothrichidae. It is found in montane forest from India to Malaysia, in a range of montane forest habitats at 1,800–3,750 m. It is mainly resident but may move to lower altitudes in harsh winters, down to 1,300 m (Wikipedia, general species account).
Two to four eggs are laid in a cup of grass, bamboo leaves, lichen and birch bark. The diet varies by season; in summer it is almost exclusively insectivorous, taking beetles, caterpillars and other insects, and in the non-breeding season it joins flocks of other babblers and yuhinas, feeding from the canopy down to near the forest floor.
Quick answers
- What does the Bar-throated Minla eat?
- Almost exclusively insects (beetles, caterpillars) in summer; from canopy to near the forest floor
- What habitat does the Bar-throated Minla live in?
- Montane forest at 1,800–3,750m; cup nest of grass, bamboo leaves, lichen and birch bark
- Where is the Bar-throated Minla found?
- Montane forest from India to Malaysia
- How many eggs does the Bar-throated Minla lay?
- 2–4 eggs