Red-tailed Minla (Minla ignotincta)
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Red-tailed Minla

Minla ignotincta Hodgson, 1837

≈13 cmLength14 gWeight

It weighs about 14 g on average and inhabits subtropical or tropical moist mountain forests.

Busiest months: April · Most records: China, Bhutan, India

Least Concern

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: April · Most records: China, Bhutan, India

Red-tailed Minla has been recorded at 168 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 7 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Baihualing [General Area]China380 records
  2. Laifengshan National Forest ParkChina239 records
  3. Longcanggou [General Area]China151 records
More places
  1. Mahananda WLS – LatpancharIndia134 records
  2. Zixi Mountain PNRChina107 records
  3. Yongkhola campBhutan72 records
  4. Wawu Mountain – Upper LevelChina64 records
  5. Mahananda WLS – Rongtong and Shivakhola ForestIndia58 records
  6. Wawu Mountain [General Area]China57 records
  7. Natma Taung NP – Mount VictoriaMyanmar (Burma)55 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ChinaBhutanIndiaMyanmar (Burma)VietnamLaosNepal

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

About

The red-tailed minla (Minla ignotincta) is a passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is the only species in the genus Minla.

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Questions

How big is the Red-tailed Minla?

The Red-tailed Minla is about ≈13 cm long and weighs around 14 g.

Where does the Red-tailed Minla live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Himalayas to southern Laos. It is most often recorded in China, Bhutan and India.

When is the best time to see the Red-tailed Minla?

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

Is the Red-tailed Minla endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Red-tailed Minla as Least Concern.

What does the Red-tailed Minla eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Red-tailed Minla in?

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

At a glance

Length
≈13 cm
Weight
14 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
64 mm
Tail
57 mm
Bill
13 mm
Tarsus
19 mm

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

Range

Oriental: Himalayas to southern Laos

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Subspecies · 4
  • Minla ignotincta ignotincta c, e Himalayas to sw China and se Myanmar
  • Minla ignotincta mariae s China and n Indochina
  • Minla ignotincta sini se China
  • Minla ignotincta jerdoni c, sc China

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Laughingthrushes & Allies Leiothrichidae
Genus
Minla

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Red-tailed Minla

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