Red-faced Liocichla (Liocichla phoenicea)
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Red-faced Liocichla

Liocichla phoenicea (Gould, 1837)

≈21 cmLength49 gWeight

It moves through dense understory when foraging and sometimes joins mixed-species flocks.

Busiest months: April · Most records: Bhutan, Myanmar (Burma), China

Least Concern

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: April · Most records: Bhutan, Myanmar (Burma), China

Red-faced Liocichla has been recorded at 35 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Yongkhola campBhutan29 records
  2. Tsamang RoadBhutan21 records
  3. Tingtibi campBhutan21 records
More places
  1. Natma Taung NP – Mount VictoriaMyanmar (Burma)20 records
  2. Mount VictoriaMyanmar (Burma)20 records
  3. GeduBhutan16 records
  4. Lingmethang Rd – Namling mid-elevation forestBhutan12 records
  5. Gadhi Siraichuli Important Bird AreaNepal12 records
  6. LingmethangBhutan11 records
  7. MorongBhutan9 records

Countries and regions with the most records

BhutanMyanmar (Burma)ChinaNepalIndia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

How big is the Red-faced Liocichla?

The Red-faced Liocichla is about ≈21 cm long and weighs around 49 g.

Where does the Red-faced Liocichla live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Nepal, northeastern India to adjacent southern China. It is most often recorded in Bhutan, Myanmar (Burma) and China.

When is the best time to see the Red-faced Liocichla?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in April (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Red-faced Liocichla endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Red-faced Liocichla as Least Concern.

What does the Red-faced Liocichla eat?

Main food: Omnivore.

What family is the Red-faced Liocichla in?

It belongs to the family Laughingthrushes & Allies (Leiothrichidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length
≈21 cm
Weight
49 g
Habitat
Shrubland
Diet
Omnivore
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
86 mm
Tail
100 mm
Bill
19 mm
Tarsus
34 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Oriental: Nepal, northeastern India to adjacent southern China

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Subspecies · 2
  • Liocichla phoenicea phoenicea e Himalayas, sw China
  • Liocichla phoenicea bakeri s Assam (ne India), nw Myanmar and sw China

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Laughingthrushes & Allies Leiothrichidae
Genus
Liocichla

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Red-faced Liocichla

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