| Liocichla | |
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| Scarlet-faced liocichla (Liocichla ripponi) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Leiothrichidae |
| Genus: | Liocichla R. Swinhoe, 1877 |
| Type species | |
| Liocichla steerii[1] Swinhoe, 1877 | |
| Species | |
See text | |
Theliocichlas are a group of birds in thegenus of the same name,Liocichla, from the familyLeiothrichidae. They are found inAsia fromIndia toChina. They belong to aclade also containing at least theLeiothrix, thebarwings, theminlas and thesibias. TheLiocichla radiation likely began sometime between the mid-Miocene and the Miocene-Pliocene boundary[2].
L. steerii, endemic to the island ofTaiwan, is thesister species to all other species in the genus[2]. Molecular evidence also indicates that anL. phoenicea/L. ripponi clade is sister to anL. bugunorum/L. omeiensis clade, and suggests a complex biogeographic history in the group[2].
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| Phylogeny of the genus.[3] |
The genus contains five species:[4]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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 | Liocichla phoenicea | Red-faced liocichla | Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Northeast India, Nepal and western Yunnan. |
| Liocichla ripponi | Scarlet-faced liocichla | Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and southern China. |
| Liocichla omeiensis | Emei Shan liocichla | Sichuan, China. | |
 | Liocichla bugunorum | Bugun liocichla | Arunachal Pradesh, India |
.jpg) | Liocichla steerii | Steere's liocichla | Taiwan. |
